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Over 500 fall ill in Delhi after consuming food prepared with kuttu atta
Over 500 people have fallen sick in different parts of east Delhi after eating food prepared with buckwheat (kuttu) flour, officials said on Wednesday. It prima facie appears to be a case of food adulteration or sale of spoiled flour, they said.
A case has been registered against the owner of a general store in Kalyanpuri area in connection with the incident, Deputy Commissioner of Police (east) Deepak Yadav said.
Around 526 people were reportedly admitted to hospitals. They complained of uneasiness, stomach ache and vomiting after they ate food prepared using kuttu flour to break their Navratri fast on Tuesday, a senior East Delhi district official said.
500 hospitalised in east Delhi after eating adulterated atta
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New Delhi, April 14 : Around 500 people in east Delhi were admitted to a hospital with complaints of stomach ache, diarrhoea and vomiting after reportedly consuming adulterated kuttu ka atta (buckwheat), eaten during the Navratras, police said.
The incident was reported late Tuesday night. Those who have been admitted to the Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital hail from Kalyanpuri, Trilokpuri and Khichdipur and other nearby residential colonies.
While the hospital authorities were yet to comment on the cause, an FIR was registered in Kalyanpuri Police station against a shopkeeper on Wednesday.
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