Arghakhanchi, Oct 29: The number of people falling sick after consuming prasad in a ritual has reached 35 at Sandhikharka in the district.
A local from Sandhikharka
municipality-1 of the district, Dipak KC, had conducted a deurali puja where
the invitees were offered meat as prasad. The prasad ultimately caused
sickness, according to police.
Chief of the District Police Office
in Arghakhanchi, DSP Chakra Bahadur Budha, informed that seven more people who
attended the ceremony became sick and went for treatment at district-based
hospital this morning. With this the number of sick ones reached 35.
Superintendent at Hospital, Dr
Jagannath Tiwari, informed that those visiting hospital were suffering from
diarrhea, vomiting, fever and body ache. They are however normal- out of
risk.
Dr Tiwari said it was a case of
food position.
Currently, 34 of them are receiving
treatment at Arghakhanchi District Hospital while one at Arghakhanchi
Hospital.
Investigation into the incident is
underway, the police added. (RSS)