Highlight
- 24 people fell ill after eating food at a wedding in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura
- These people did not wake up in the morning and their families found them unconscious.
- Prima facie it seems to be a case of food poisoning
In a suspected case of food poisoning, 24 people fell ill after having food at a wedding in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura on Saturday.
Chief Medical Officer Ajay Kumar Verma said that the procession of a person named Nandu went to Nathu ki Garhi village of Agra on Friday from Parkham (Beri) village of Farah police station area here. Some of the guests returned home at night.
These people did not wake up in the morning and their families found them unconscious. He said that he was taken to the nearest primary health center and the health department team was called for treatment.
All patients are out of danger. He said that prima facie it appears to be a case of food poisoning. Later, a patient told officials that mango juice was served with dinner at the wedding and she fell asleep after eating it, police said. Verma said that it has been learned that the groom had also fainted last night after having food at the wedding and is still in Agra.