PUNE: Nearly 150 people, including children were admitted to various hospitals in Maval tehsil of Pune district on Friday night after they complained of vomitting, loose motion and other suspected food poisoning symptoms.
District health department said people fell ill after consuming sweets, distributed as ‘prasad’ during a religious function in Pachane village in the tehsil.
“There was an ‘Urus’ (a religious fair) in Pachane village in Maval and after the rituals, pedha (sweets) were distributed among the villagers.
“After consuming the sweets, people complained of vomitting, loose motions and nausea. They rushed to nearby hospitals,” said Dr Chandrakant Lohare, health officer, Maval tehsil.
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