Over 100 devotees fall ill after lunch at temple fair in Belagavi

Around 100 persons suffered food poisoning after having lunch at the Shri Shellevva Jatra in Jodatti village in Belagavi district of Karnataka on October 21. The lunch was served to all devotees as part of the event.

The victims — men, women and children — started vomiting and suffered from dysentery after having lunch. Around 30 persons were admitted to a hospital. Seventy-one persons were discharged after preliminary treatment in the government hospital in nearby Kattur village.

All the victims are said to be out of danger.

Officers from the Chikkodi police station and Health Department officials visited the spot.