Two die 30 fall ill after eating prasad

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Press Trust of India Agartala
Last Updated : Jan 11 2014 | 6:35 PM IST
Two children died and 30 people fell ill from food poisoning at Maheshpur village in North Tripura district, about 200 km from here, police sources said today.
A villager who performed puja on Thurday after his cow died distributed khichdi as prasad to the villagers, the sources said.
Altogether 32 people, including children and women, fell ill after eating the prasad.
They were admitted to the district hospital at Dharmanagar yesterday where two children died last night, they added.
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First Published: Jan 11 2014 | 6:35 PM IST

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