{"id":69993,"date":"2018-12-15T07:59:34","date_gmt":"2018-12-15T06:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=69993"},"modified":"2018-12-15T08:04:17","modified_gmt":"2018-12-15T07:04:17","slug":"eleven-die-and-dozens-ill-after-eating-rice-at-indian-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=69993","title":{"rendered":"Eleven die and dozens ill after eating rice at Indian temple"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Eleven people have died and dozens more have fallen ill after eating rice at a temple in India, police say.<\/p>\n

About 70 people have been admitted to hospital after eating the food following a ceremony in the southern state of Karnataka.<\/p>\n

A police spokesman told the BBC that 11 patients are in a critical condition.<\/p>\n

Two people have reportedly been arrested following the incident, and one health official told local media that the food may have been poisoned.<\/p>\n

“We were offered tomato rice [which] was smelling,” one person who attended the ceremony told reporters.<\/p>\n

“All those who threw it away are fine,” they added. “Those who ate [it] started vomiting and complained of stomach pain.”<\/p>\n

The incident happened at the Maramma temple in the Chamarajanagar district on Friday, where a special event was taking place.<\/p>\n

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The rice was reportedly served as a religious offering to the congregation as they left the temple.<\/p>\n

“Today was the consecration ceremony here,” another witness said, before adding that many people had travelled from neighbouring villages to attend the event.<\/p>\n

Some have expressed shock at the news on social media, including former Indian Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda.<\/p>\n

“Families who have lost their lives in the disaster should have the strength and courage to endure the pain,” he wrote in a tweet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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