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KERALA, (India): A 50-year-old man at Kanjikode in Kerala’s Palakkad met with a tragic end after an idli stuck in his throat during an eating competition organised in connection with the Onam celebrations.
The deceased, Suresh, a truck driver, is a native of Alamaram in Kanjikode.
The incident took place on Saturday (Sept 14) around 3.30pm.
Suresh tried to gobble up three idlis together when he showed signs of distress.
Though he was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, his life could not be saved.
The competition was organised by a youth group in Kollapura near Kanjikode.
The police have registered a case of unnatural death.
A similar incident was reported from Palakkad in 2014.
A 52-year-old man at Athikode near Chittur in Palakkad died when the idli he was eating as part of a competition stuck in his throat on Thiruvonam day in 2014. - The Statesman/ANN
