Two children die after eating ‘prasad’

    By IANS,

    Agartala: Two children died and 30 people were hospitalized after eating ‘prasad’ in Tripura, an official said Saturday. Ten of them are reportedly in critical condition.

    A total of 32 people, including children and women, took ill after eating ‘prasad’ in Dharmanagar in northern Tripura Friday night, a health department spokesman told the media.

    “Two of the children died while others are being treated in a government hospital,” the spokesman said.

    The incident took place in Maheshpur village, 195 km north of here.