6-month-old baby dies after choking on dried hibiscus flower meant for pooja

A six-and-a-half-month-old baby in Mysuru died after choking on dried hibiscus flowers meant for a ‘pooja’. A Times Now report said the baby, while playing, picked up a dried flower kept at the entrance and put a piece into his mouth. He swallowed it and started choking. The baby was rushed to a hospital, however, he could not be saved.