5-Year-Old Dies After Drinking Pesticide Mistaken for Cool Drink Amidst Family Dispute

• Five-year-old Rithika tragically died in Eluru district after consuming pesticide, mistaking it for a cool drink.
• Her mother, Kumari, had poured pesticide into an empty cool drink bottle to threaten her husband, Pooneem Nagendrababu, during a family argument.
• Rithika found the bottle while playing, drank the contents, and became critically ill.
• Despite being rushed to Buttayagudem Community Health Center, she succumbed to the poison during treatment.
• Police are investigating and warn against storing dangerous substances in common bottles, urging couples to resolve disputes without affecting children.