INDIA New England News
Patna–At least 250 villagers of Bihar’s Munger district fell ill after consuming ‘prasad’.
The incident occurred on Monday evening in Kothwa village where a ‘Puja’ was held in the house of a villager named Mahesh Koda.
The villagers complained of abdominal pain, vomiting and loose motions, two to three hours after they ate the holy offering.
“It was a case of food poisoning prima facie. We have collected the samples of the holy offerings and sent them for a lab test. The actual reason will be ascertained only after the test report,” said Dr N.K. Mehta, in-charge of the community health centre in Dharahara block.