At least 15 children fell ill Saturday after consuming wild fruit in a village in Kishanganj district in Bihar, officials said.
All the 15 childen were admitted to a government hospital.
"We will monitor the condition of these children for the next 72 hours, said Sanjeev Kumar," the doctor treating the children, adding that they are out of danger.
This incident occurred at Domohani village under Bahadurganj block in Kishanganj, about 400 km from here.
Kishanganj is one of the most backward and underdeveloped pocket of Bihar, with high incidence of poverty and high rate of migration.
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