A three-year-old died after ingesting rat poison in Dhaka’s Goran today.

Deceased Faria Akhter, daughter of Sekandar Ali, died round 12noon, said Moshiure Rahman, officer-in-charge of Khilgaon Police Station.

The girl, who was fond of pickles, probably mistook the poison for pickle and ingested it when no one was watching her at home, the OC said.

Initially she was admitted into a local hospital. Later for better treatment she was transferred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where she died.

The body was handed over to her family members without an autopsy.