Ranchi: 2 of eight members of a family died and the remaining six were taken sick in Jharkhand’s Gumla district on Sunday after allegedly consuming poisonous food, police said.
According to the police, Salen Tigga and his family had eaten meat with rice on Saturday night. Around midnight, all of them started vomiting. They were taken to a hospital where 12-year-old Neha Tigga died on Sunday morning, and another family member died during treatment in Ranchi.
The other six family members have also been rushed for treatment. Their condition is said to be serious.
“The food allegedly contained toxin used in farming to kill the insects. The report after post-mortem will clear the exact reason of deaths,” said Sujan Munda, a doctor who at the Gumla hospital.
The Police have registered a case of death due to poison.