Over 60 fall ill after consuming temple 'prasad' in Bengaluru Rural
Bengaluru (PTI): Nearly 60 people took ill after consuming Ram Navami 'prasad' (consecrated offering) in Bengaluru Rural district, officials said on Sunday.
According to officials, about 400 people had consumed the Prasad on Saturday and many of them started complaining of stomach pain, vomiting sensation and diarrhoea like symptoms.
They were rushed to the hospital in the small hours of Sunday.
"Sixty people developed illness in the wee hours of Sunday. After treatment, all of them are out of danger," Bengaluru Rural District Health Officer (DHO) Lakka Krishna Reddy, told reporters in Devanahalli.
About 46 people were admitted to the Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Devanahalli, while the remaining were shifted to a private hospital.
Senior Health officials rushed to the spot on getting the information and collected the temple 'Prasad' for test in the Forensic Science Laboratory to identify the actual cause of the incident.
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36 injured as private bus plunges off bridge in Karnataka’s Shivamogga
Shivamogga (Karnataka) (PTI): Thirty-six people were injured on Monday after a private bus allegedly went out of control and plunged off a bridge in the district, police said.
The incident occurred at around 1.30 pm near Kagehalla in Veerapura village of Bhadravati taluk, they said.
According to police, the bus was travelling from Channagiri in Davanagere district to Bhadravati when the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle near a bridge across a stream.
The bus hit the bridge’s side barrier and overturned into the stream below, which had a very low water level.
A total of 36 people, including the driver and conductor, were injured in the accident, a senior police officer said.
Of them, 25 sustained minor injuries and were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, he added.
A case has been registered at the Bhadravati Rural police station, and further investigation is underway, police said.
