Rajouri, May 16: A case of severe food poisoning involving members of two families has come to light in the Kotranka subdivision of Rajouri district, where an elderly man has died while seven others have been hospitalised at Government Medical College (GMC) Rajouri.
Food poisoning caused by a wild vegetable is suspected to be the reason behind the incident, and authorities have launched an investigation into the matter.
According to reports, the two families from Mohra village in Kotranka consumed a wild vegetable on Friday afternoon. By late evening, eight members of the families complained of symptoms of food poisoning, following which they were shifted to the Community Health Centre (CHC) Kandi and later referred to the GMC Associated Hospital Rajouri.
A 60-year-old man, identified as Mohammad Hussain, died during treatment, while seven other persons, mostly children, are undergoing treatment at the hospital.
