2-Month-Old Kerala Infant Dies After Receiving Anesthesia During Circumcision Procedure

Last Updated:July 07, 2025, 11:47 IST

The baby boy was taken to a hospital for a circumcision procedure on Sunday. However, he experienced uneasiness and was shifted to a private hospital, where he died.

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A two-year-old child died in Kozhikode, Kerala, after reportedly showing signs of uneasiness during a circumcision procedure at a hospital. The child’s family informed the police that the discomfort may have started following the administration of anaesthesia.

The child was a premature baby who was born at the eighth month of pregnancy. It was only one month and 27 days old when it was taken for the circumcision procedure.

According to a police complaint, the baby boy was taken to Kakkoor Cooperative Clinic for a circumcision procedure on Sunday. However, after the administration of anaesthesia, he experienced uneasiness and was shifted to a private hospital.

Despite best efforts, the baby could not survive and died on Sunday afternoon. The police in Kozhikode has registered a case for unnatural death under Section 194 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The post-mortem will be conducted today to establish the exact cause of death. The case is under investigation by the police.

Last month, a one-year-old boy from Kerala’s Malappuram died of jaundice, and the parents registered a case of unnatural death, as per reports. Police suspected that the child did not receive proper care and the baby’s mother, an ayurvedic practitioner who opposed modern medicine, came under scrutiny.

Prior to that, the Kerala police have taken a man and a woman into custody after the remains of two newborn babies were found, one of whom is believed to have been murdered.

Neethu Reghukumar

Neethu Reghukumar, Principal Correspondent at CNN-News18, has 12 years of experience in both print and broadcast journalism. She covers politics, crime, health in Kerala, and has extensively reported on floods ...Read More

Neethu Reghukumar, Principal Correspondent at CNN-News18, has 12 years of experience in both print and broadcast journalism. She covers politics, crime, health in Kerala, and has extensively reported on floods ...

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