A 3-year-old boy who went in a coma after his mother beat him up for being disobedient has passed away today.

Officials believe that the mother tortured the minor.

The 3-year-old boy has attained a brain injury that required him to undergo a surgery at a private hospital, doctors say that he is in a critical stage.

The mother of the minor has been arrested under relevant Indian Penal Codes which include section 307 and 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act.

Officials said that the mother beat up the kid and tortured him for being disobedient.

The incident came to light after the father of the minor brought him to the hospital on Wednesday night and said that the minor fell off a desk.

The doctors did not believe the father so they informed the police, preliminary investigations revealed that the minor was beaten up with a wooden object and also had burn marks on his body.

An official from the hospital said, “The kid has suffered serious head injuries. The right side of the brain is fully damaged. Emergency surgery was performed. His condition is critical.”

The official added that the child was in a coma and was on a ventilator, the surgery was done to stop the internal bleeding.

K K Shailaja, the Kerala Health Minister said that the government will be taking care of the expenses of the minor’s treatment.

Health Minister Shailaja said that a team of experts from the Government Medical College Hospital will be reaching out to the hospital so they could help provide better medical assistance to the minor.

The police are currently trying to find out if the parents of the minor are his biological parents and are also gathering information about the minor’s family.