Six ill after consuming poisonous mushroom

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Press Trust of India Aizawl
Last Updated : Jun 24 2015 | 1:48 PM IST
Atleast six persons of a family were taken ill after eating wild mushroom in North-Eastern area Mizoram's Keifang village and were admitted to the Primary Health Centre (PHC) in nearby Saitual village yesterday.
Police said that the victims plucked the mushroom while passing through a jungle and cooked without knowing its name or variety on Monday.
Six of them complained of stomach pain and vomited the next day and the condition of Zari, her daughter Lalthapuii (36) and Lalthapuii's husband Lalzawmliana (37) were stated as critical.
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First Published: Jun 24 2015 | 1:48 PM IST

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