Balasore : In a shocking incident, three children from Shalabani village in Nilagiri block of Balasore district were hospitalised after consuming Thimet, a highly toxic agricultural insecticide, mistaking it for salt. The incident occurred on Thursday when the children were playing together, but it came to the fore after they were hospitalised.

The ailing children have been identified as Yuvraj Singh (8), son of Babula Singh; Indurekha Singh (5), daughter of Akshay Singh; and Ghanashyam Singh (4), son of Ramesh Singh.

According to reports, Yuvraj, Indurekha and Ghanashyam were engaged in a mud-kitchen game using coconut shells. While preparing make-believe meals, they mistakenly used Thimet, a toxic insecticide, thinking it was salt. The children mixed the chemical with chopped onions a

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