Infant dies after being given polio drops, probe ordered

A six-month-old boy on Sunday died of suspected polio drop at Itunda village in Bhilwara district, a senior health official said.

Quoting preliminary report, district Chief Medical Officer Mushtaq Khan said that Mohit Raigar first convulsed white bubbles immediately after taking suspected polio drop, and later he collapsed.

Block Development Officer of Jahajpura tehsil was probing the case along with district health officers, he said, adding the cause of his death was to be ascertained by experts only.