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Drinking sanitiser kills! Man dies in Kerala after ingesting hand-cleansing solution

Drinking sanitiser kills! Man dies in Kerala after ingesting hand-cleansing solution

Coronavirus in India

A prisoner under trial in Kerala's Palakkad jail died after drinking sanitiser in a bizarre case of a suspected 'suicide'.

The prisoner allegedly confused sanitiser to be alcohol and was later on admitted to the hospital after he was found unconscious in his prison cell.

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However, he did not respond well to the treatment in the hospital and died soon after he was admitted.

"Ramankutty was taken into custody by the police in a theft case on February 18 and was lodged in a jail near here. The incident took place on Monday and after that he was movedto a hospital. He passed away today," said the prison officials in a statement.

The jail inmates wereengaged in the preparation of masks, amid coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic.

Meanwhile, the police has launched a probe to find out if it was a case of suicide or if he had consumed the sanitiser, as it had alcohol contents.