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100 devotees poisoned at temple fair in Karnataka
Over 100 people fell ill with food poisoning after eating lunch at a religious festival in Belagavi district on October 21.
In brief
Over 100 people fell ill with food poisoning after eating lunch at a religious festival in Belagavi district on October 21. Over one hundred devotees suffered food poisoning after lunch at the Shri Shellevva Jatra in Jodatti village, Belagavi district, on October twenty-first; all are said to be out of danger…
Over 100 fall ill at temple fair
Around one hundred persons suffered food poisoning after having lunch at the Shri Shellevva Jatra in Jodatti village in Belagavi district of Karnataka on October twenty-first.
Symptoms and hospital admissions
The victims, men, women and children, started vomiting and suffered from dysentery after lunch. Around thirty persons were admitted to hospital; seventy-one were discharged after preliminary treatment.
All victims said to be out of danger
All the victims are said to be out of danger. Officers from Chikkodi police station and Health Department officials visited the spot to investigate.
“All the victims are said to be out of danger.”
The headline
Over one hundred devotees suffered food poisoning after lunch at the Shri Shellevva Jatra in Jodatti village, Belagavi district, on October twenty-first; all are said to be out of danger.
