Guwahati News Desk: A man died of suspected food poisoning after having ‘prasad’ at Charaideo district in Assam on Tuesday.
According to the sources, the man had food at a religious function at one of the villagers’ homes on Sunday where more than 50 people were reported to be ill after consuming the ‘prasad’.
Few people are reported to be very serious and were immediately admitted to the nearest hospital at Nazira.
Soon after the incident, the Food and Civil Supplies Department immediately rushed on the village on Monday morning and seized the remaining stock of grams from the shop, the villagers have purchased it.
The department has started an investigation on the case and had interrogated the shopkeeper about this supplier to find out the depth of the case.