47 fall ill after eating ‘prasad’ in Nalanda

Patna | Wednesday | 18th July, 2018

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The patients were given saline and antibiotics.“Of the 47 affected persons, eight are still under observation at the PHC. The district administration has formed a committee under the leadership of Nalanda SDO Janardan Prasad Agarwal to probe the incident. PATNA: At least 47 persons fell ill after consuming ‘prasad’ of a puja at Beldariya Tola under Bind block in Nalanda district on Monday evening.Police sources said the puja was organized at the house of one Mahendra Jamadar. “People started complaining of uneasiness after eating prasad. The samples of leftover prasad have been collected from Jamadar’s house..