UP: One dies, 70 fall ill after consuming biryani during Muharram procession
Saharanpur (PTI): One person died and nearly 70 others fell ill allegedly after consuming 'sharbat' and biryani during a Muharram procession in Nanauta area of this district, police said on Sunday.
The incident took place on Saturday night, they said.
District Magistrate Manish Bansal said about 70 people complained of vomiting after having biryani and 'sharbat' (sweetened drink) who were immediately admitted to the primary health centre, district hospital, and a private hospital.
One person who was referred to a higher centre for treatment died on the way, the DM said, adding condition of others is normal.
The deceased has been identified as Shabi Haider (60), a resident of Sheikhjadgan locality in Nanauta police station area.
It is being investigated whether the food and drinks caused the illness of the people, the Saharanpur Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Praveen Kumar said, adding some people were sent back home after treatment.
District Magistrate Bansal said samples of food and drinks have been sent for testing.
"People of a community consumed biryani and sharbat in a locality of Nanauta town, after which about 70 people complained of vomiting and food poisoning.Currently, 54 people are hospitalised while 15 have been discharged after treatment. Condition of all patients is normal," Bansal said.
Police are present on the spot and law and order situation is normal, the DM said.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
