70 fall ill for food poisoning

 Over 70 people are undergoing treatment in Jorhat after they consumed gram and pulse served at a ritual ceremony on Monday forcing Jorhat Deputy Commissioner Solanki Vishal Vasant has ordered an enquiry into the incident.

The ritual ceremony was organized at Alengmora Khutiaputa area under Pulibor police station where 70 people including   23 children took ill after consuming 'prasad' on Tuesday.

Local residents told Assam Times that these people complained of severe stomachache and vomiting hours after they consumed grams and pulse.

They were rushed to the Solmora Primary Health Centre and later shifted to the Jorhat Medical College Hospital.