BHOPAL: A youth from

drank

from his jeweller friend’s bag mistaking it for water while engrossed in

game in train. He died before medical help arrived. A case has been registered.

Saurabh Yadav, 20, was travelling in

train along with his friend Santosh Sharma and they were heading towards

Agra

. Sharma, who deals in silver was carrying a bottle of acid in his bag, which he used for cleaning jewellery. Busy in the game with headphones on, Yadav took out the bottle filled with acid accidentally and drank the acid mistaking it for water.

By the time Sharma could have reacted, he had sipped a considerable quantity of acid. As the train doesn’t stop at Dholpur, Yadav could not be provided treatment. He died before the train reached Agra.

Sharma told police that he is a jeweller and keeps travelling to Sarafa Bazar in Agra. Government railway police have registered a case and investigation is on. Meanwhile, Yadav’s family has accused Sharma of giving him acid deliberately.

This is the second such incident in the state. Previous case was reported from

, where a youth was so busy in this game that he picked up the bottle of acid instead of water and drank it. However, he survived.