Patna: One child died and 31 others fell ill because of food poisoning in Rupuli Village under the Saraiyya police station in Muzaffarpur District on Tuesday.
They have consumed food in Shraddh held in the village on Sunday.
The deceased, Nishant Kumar, are 10 years old.
Other children are still undergoing treatment at a separate hospital at Muzaffarpur.
A medical team rushed to the village after the incident was lightly revealed Tuesday night.
Strangely, no elder, which eats Shraddh flour, falls ill.
The police suspect that children may have caught contaminated fish from floods near the village and eat them after baking the fire incorrectly, resulting in food poisoning.
Civil Surgery Muzaffarpur Dr.
Vinay Kumar Sharma told TII by telephone on Wednesday that children had vomiting and severe diarrhea.
“This is food poisoning.
However, it is unclear why the elders did not fall ill after eating the same food,” he said.
Sharma said he had directed food inspectors to collect samples from the house where Shraddh occurred.
Sharma said no sample vomiting or diarrhea of children was collected for pathological tests.
He said the medical team of the doctor and at least three supporting staff camping in the village.
“The child died on his way to the hospital when the family wasted time on his care at home,” he said.
Sharma said all children who underwent treatment are stable and safe.
Sareya Sdpo Rajesh Kumar Sharma said no written complaints were received.
The police will take the necessary actions according to complaints or the direction of the senior authority, he added.
Saraiyya Police Station Sho Ravindra Kumar said there was no postmortem done and the body of children who died were cremated by their families.
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