Eleven people including two children died and more than 90 were hospitalized after consuming a religious food offering at a temple in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, police said on Saturday, calling it a suspected case of mass food poisoning, Trend reports referring to Reuters. Two people have been questioned in connection with the incident on Friday, after devotees fell ill when they ate tomato rice at a Hindu temple. Many people are still being treated for vomiting, diarrhea and respiratory diseases. Media reports in India said the suspected food poisoning was the result of pesticide contamination but police said it was too early to draw conclusions about the cause. “We have sent the organs of the dead people and the poisoned food to the forensic laboratory,” Geetha MS, a senior police officer in the Chamarajanagara district where the temple is located, told Reuters. “Only after receiving the report can we say what went wrong.” Several crows and dogs … [Read more...] about Eleven die, more than 90 fall sick after eating temple food in India
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India: eleven die after eating ‘toxic’ rice at temple
Eleven people have died after eating rice that had likely been contaminated with a toxic substance at a Hindu temple ceremony in India, a health official said. Another 29 people were critically ill and undergoing emergency treatment across various hospitals in Mysore, a city in the southern state of Karnataka. “Eleven people have died so far and 93 others are hospitalised,” said KH Prasad, the health officer for Chamraj Nagar district where the temple is located. “It is likely that some toxic substance got mixed with the rice. The samples have been sent for forensic testing,” Prasad said. The patients were being treated for vomiting, diarrhoea and respiratory distress, Prasad added. According to the police, devotees had gathered in large numbers at the Kicchukatti Maramma temple for the consecration ceremony on Friday, after which rice was served as a sanctified offering. Murugappa, a devotee who was present at the temple, said they were offered tomato rice and … [Read more...] about India: eleven die after eating ‘toxic’ rice at temple
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At least 10 dead after food at Hindu temple ceremony in India gives worshipers food poisoning
At least 10 people in southern India have died of suspected food poisoning after they ate contaminated food at an opening ceremony at a new Hindu temple. Dozens of people were taken to hospital following the event in the Chamarajnagar district of Karnataka state on Friday, police said. Local media reported anywhere between 10 and 12 people had died, with some reporting a 15-girl was among the victims. Join Indpendent Minds For exclusive articles, events and an advertising-free read for just £5.99 €6.99 $9.99 a month Start your free trial Get the best of The Independent With an Independent Minds subscription for just £5.99 €6.99 $9.99 a month Start your free trial Get the best of The Independent Without the ads – for just £5.99 €6.99 $9.99 a month Start your free trial Samples were collected for chemical analysis of food that was served to devotees following the ceremony. Police said worshipers had fallen ill several hours after they … [Read more...] about At least 10 dead after food at Hindu temple ceremony in India gives worshipers food poisoning