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SHILLONG:  In a mysterious as well as tragic incident, a two-and-half-month old girl died within hours of receiving routine vaccination for DPT (Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis) at Sohra Community Health Centre on Wednesday night.
According to Sohra police, parents of the baby have filed an FIR with the police and investigation is on.
Police said that the baby, the second child of Baiamonlang Laloo and Wanlambor Kharumnuid, residents of Saitsohpen village under Sohra Sub-division, was taken to the CHC for regular immunization on Wednesday afternoon
The parents in the FIR alleged that after an hour or so the baby became weak and she passed away at around 11 pm Post-mortem was conducted at the Shillong Civil hospital on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Meghalaya Health Minister AL Hek on Thursday met the members of the bereaved family at Shillong Civil hospital.
Hek, meanwhile, ordered an inquiry into the incident.

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