Murshidabad temple food poisoning, 300 residents fall sick

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In a likely case of food poisoning, around 300 residents of Murshidabad district in West Bengal fell sick after consuming food served in a temple.
According to reports people who ate the food served as a part of the temple offering started vomiting and started showing dysenteric symptoms on Tuesday.
People suffering with stomach infection were admitted to a local hospital and Murshidabad medical college.
The affected included a large number of women and children, who were seen resting on the floor of the hospital.
First Published: May 14 2014 | 5:15 PM IST