In a bizzare incident, a four-year-old boy landed up in the intensive care unit (ICU) after a restaurant in Pune served him a bottle of caustic soda instead of sugar as a mouth freshener, Pune Mirror reported. Reportedly, the child, his elder brother, and grandfather finished their meal, and the little boy asked for sugar as a mouth freshener. However, the waiter served him caustic soda, and the child after consuming it burnt his tongue. At the hospital, the boy subjected to an endoscopy to check whether he had swallowed any of the soda. While leaving, the child asked for sugar as mouth freshener and a waiter handed him a bottle.

Source: dna December 25, 2020 10:18 UTC