Dhenkanal: Three members of a family died of suspected food poisoning after having chicken curry and spinach for dinner last night, at Itap village under Kantabania police station in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district
The deceased have been identified as Golap Sahu and her sons, Pintu Sahu and Litu Sahu.
According to sources, they were rushed to Angul district headquarters hospital on Monday morning after they were found seriously ill and did not respond despite repeated attempts to wake them. The doctors, however, declared them dead on arrival.
Speaking to the media, Angul ADMO Dilip Kumar Patnaik attributed the deaths to suspected food poisoning. “The exact cause can be determined only after postmortem,” he added.
Meanwhile, police have launched a probe to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.
