Punjab: 10-year-old girl dies after eating cake on birthday, shop owner booked
Patiala, Mar 31: A 10-year-old girl died of suspected food poisoning after she ate cake on her birthday, following which a case was registered against the owner of the cake shop, police said on Sunday.
According to a police complaint lodged by the girl's mother, the cake was ordered online on March 24 to celebrate her birthday.
Soon after eating the cake, all family members, including the girl, started vomiting. The girl died the next morning but the condition of other family members improved, the complaint stated.
Based on the complaint, a case under Indian Penal Code sections 273 (sale of noxious drink or food) and 304-A (causing death by negligence) has been registered against the shop owner, police said, adding that viscera samples have been sent to a laboratory to ascertain the cause of the death.
A health official said, "The girl's family visited me on Thursday. I told them to lodge a formal complaint with the police and with the health department. Food teams were instructed to visit the house and collect samples of the cake."
Civil Surgeon Raminder Kaur has ordered a probe into the matter.
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Five killed as moving bus catches fire in Lucknow
Lucknow (PTI): Five people, including two children, were killed when a private bus caught fire in the Mohanlalganj area here early Thursday, police said.
They said the incident occurred around 5:00 am on Kisan Path, a major roadway on the outskirts of Lucknow.
According to sources, the bus was carrying 80 passengers.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Mohanlalganj) Rajneesh Verma said the bus was en route to Delhi from Begusarai in Bihar when it suddenly caught fire.
"Initial investigation suggests that the fire may have started due to a short circuit in the bus' gearbox," Verma told PTI.
Most of the passengers were asleep when the fire started. It spread rapidly and five passengers -- two women, two children and a man -- were unable to get out in time and died. Several other passengers sustained injuries and have been taken to a hospital for treatment, police said.
According to eyewitnesses, the flames were visible from almost a kilometre away. The bus did not come to a halt immediately after the fire broke out, the eyewitnesses said.
Firefighters reached the spot promptly and managed to control the blaze within half an hour.
Police found that the emergency exit door of the bus failed to open, which led to passengers sitting in the rear getting trapped inside.
According to authorities, a probe to determine the exact cause of the fire is underway.
