A miniature snack pack toy turned fatal for a four-year-old boy who choked to death after swallowing the toy, in Eluru town of Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district on Thursday, 2 November, PTI reported.
The toy was inside the snack packet and after a few bites of the tomato rings, the boy consumed it, mistaking it for an eatable, the police official added.
The boy was immediately rushed to the government hospital where he was declared brought dead.
The boy's parents later filed a police complaint with the Two Town Police against the snack manufacturer, the police added.
A case under relevant sections pertaining to unnatural death was registered in connection with the incident.
(With inputs from PTI)
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