Manahari (Bagamati), June 26: Three people have died and 16 other have fallen ill within a week after consuming wild mushroom curry in Makwanpur.
The deceased are Dipesh Lama, the
four-year-old son of Binod Lama, a resident of, Kailash Rural Municipality,
Nirumaya Rumba, 25, of the same locality, and Bal Bahadur, 55, of Raksirang
Rural Municipality 7, said Deputy Superintendent of Police and Spokesperson of
District Police Office, Makwanpur. Lakshmi Bhandari.
Eight others have returned home
after treatment Bharatpur hospital Chitwan and eight more undergoing
treatment.
With the onset of rain, mushrooms
spout out in the forest and people collect them for making curry. However, some
prove to be poisonous, leading to deaths of many people every year.
Meanwhile, the police have urged
people to be vigilant and avoiding eating wild mushroom. (RSS)