A 10-year-old boy died after reportedly being bitten by a rat on one of his toes while receiving cancer treatment at a government hospital in Jaipur, an official said on Saturday, PTI reported.

While the State Cancer Institute, where the boy was admitted on December 11, claimed that the death was caused by "septicaemia shock and high infection" and not a rat bite, the Rajasthan government has launched a committee to investigate the matter.