Navi Mum: 2 die, 80 in hosps after having food

  • | Tuesday | 19th June, 2018

Around 9pm, after the first round of serving food got over, the children who had consumed food starting feeling nausea, dizziness and stomach pain. Even the adults stated feeling uneasy and hence suspecting food poisoning, the unwell guests were rushed to Parvati hospital in Khopoli. Prima facie, an accidental death case has been registered at Khalpaur police station. The police are also probing if some one has deliberately poisoned the huge quantity of food prepared for the guests in the village out of jealously against the person who had arranged dinner for his newly constructed house. As the number of patients started increasing and reached around 80, they were rushed to MGM hospital in Kamothe, Gandhi hospital in Panvel and also DY Patil hospital in Nerul The Khalapur Police said that reportedly two children admitted to MGM hospital in Kamothe have died.

NAVI MUMBAI: Two children have reportedly died and around 80 persons, including children, have been hospitalised allegedly due to food poisoning after they consumed dinner offered at a 'math' of Ganpati temple in Mahad village near Khopoli in Khalapur taluka.The dinner was offered by a local villager, Subhash Mane, for his house-warming function, on Monday night.According to the Khalapur Police, Mahad resident Subhash Mane had invited around 500 guests in his village for dinner at his house-warming ceremony. Around 9pm, after the first round of serving food got over, the children who had consumed food starting feeling nausea, dizziness and stomach pain. Even the adults stated feeling uneasy and hence suspecting food poisoning, the unwell guests were rushed to Parvati hospital in Khopoli. As the number of patients started increasing and reached around 80, they were rushed to MGM hospital in Kamothe, Gandhi hospital in Panvel and also DY Patil hospital in Nerul The Khalapur Police said that reportedly two children admitted to MGM hospital in Kamothe have died. Prima facie, an accidental death case has been registered at Khalpaur police station. The police are also probing if some one has deliberately poisoned the huge quantity of food prepared for the guests in the village out of jealously against the person who had arranged dinner for his newly constructed house.

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