Nearly 100 fall ill after consuming snacks at religious event in Ahmedabad village

Health teams have launched an investigation, collected samples, and provided preventive treatment to over 200 others who consumed the snacks.

In Short

• Nearly 100 people fell ill after eating sev-khamani at a religious event
• 96 residents of Rajpura village taken to hospital early Thursday
• 38 patients remain admitted while others discharged after treatment

In a suspected case of food poisoning, nearly 100 people fell ill after consuming a local snack at a religious programme in a village in Ahmedabad district, an official said on Thursday.

Dr Chintan Desai, district epidemic medical officer, said 96 residents of Rajpura village were taken to hospital in the wee hours of Thursday after they fell sick on consuming 'sev-khamani' (a Gujarati snack) at the religious event on Wednesday night.

He said while 38 of the affected people were still admitted to the hospital, others were discharged after treatment.

All those hospitalised are in stable condition, Desai informed.

A health department team rushed to the village after cases of vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhoea were reported in the wee hours.

Apart from the 96 people who were taken to the hospital, 214 other villagers who consumed the snack were given preventive treatment, Desai said.

Police and food safety authorities were informed about the incident. A team has taken food and water samples to determine the cause of suspected food poisoning, the officer added.

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