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Karnataka: 8 dead, many hospitalised after consuming prasad
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Karnataka: 8 dead, many hospitalised after consuming prasad

| @indiablooms | 14 Dec 2018, 05:41 pm

Bengaluru, Dec 14 (IBNS): Eight people have died and tens more injured after consuming prasad at a temple in Karnataka's Chamarajnagar district  on Friday, the government said.

According to reports, the rice-based offering was distributed to devotees after the foundation-laying ceremony of the temple and people started complaining of stomach ache shortly after consumption.

"Chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy visited the K.R. Hospital, Mysuru, where the injured from the Chamarajanagar food poisoning incident is being treated. He consoled the victims of the tragedy, in which 8 people were dead and several others were taken ill," said a tweet on the official page of Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy.

The state government will bear the medical expenses of all those affected in this incident.

"The chief minister has ordered the director-general of police to investigate further and report the matter immediately," said another tweet on the page.

The state government has declared a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to each of the families of the deceased, the CMO said on Twitter.

"We have collected samples and sent them to a laboratory for analysis," NDTV quoted a district official as saying.

Picture caption: Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy at K.R. Hospital in Mysuru, where the injured from the Chamarajanagar food poisoning incident are being treated.
Source: @CMofKarnataka Twitter

 

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