MANGALURU: In a tragic incident, an eight-year-old girl who accidentally swallowed a Ludo game coin died by suffocation at Kolya near Thokkottu in Ullal near Mangaluru. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon when she was playing Ludo with her brother and a sister. While playing Ludo, the girl accidentally swallowed the cone shaped coin and when she started to choke, her mother with the help of their neighbours, shifted her to a private hospital in Thokkottu. Later, she was shifted to a private hospital at Deralakatte as her condition worsened, but the doctors declared her dead. Police said that during a post-mortem examination, the doctors found the swallowed plastic Ludo coin in her lungs.

Source: Indian Express February 23, 2026 01:50 UTC