At least 5 die, 80 others ill after consuming 'prasad' in K'taka
December 14, 2018  20:14
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At least five people, including two children, died and about 80 others took ill Friday after consuming 'prasad' at a temple at Sulivadi village in Karnataka's Chamarajnagar district, police said.
     
The condition of 12 people was critical and they have been taken to Mysuru for treatment, they said.
     
The deceased have been identified as Gopiyamma (55), Pappanna (50), Shantha (20), Anitha 14 and Anil (12).
     
District Health Officer Prasad said it was suspected that poison might have got mixed with the 'prasad', resulting in the tragic incident.
     
"We have collected the samples and sent it to a laboratory for investigation," he told reporters.
     
According to police, the foundation laying ceremony of Maramma temple was organised Thursday morning and prasad was distributed after the function.
     
Most of those who attended the event followed the 'Om Shakti' tradition.
     
After consuming the prasad, people started vomitting and began writhing with stomach pain, police said.
     
Commotion prevailed as people hurried to nearby hospitals for treatment.
     
Police rushed to the spot, as also district authorities, to provide medical aid.
     
During treatment, five people breathed their last, two at a hospital at Kamagere, two others at a hospital at Kollegala and one athospital in Ramapura, police said. -- PTI
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