Cuddalore: As many as 73 people including six children and 14 women fell ill after consuming 'prasadam' at a temple in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district today, police said.
The devotees ate 'sambar' rice offered to them at Amman temple in V Sathamangalam village in the district as part of a festival, the police said.
Soon after they ate, they complained of giddiness and vomiting and were taken to the government hospital at Virudachalam near Cuddalore.
Virudachalam Revenue Divisional Officer S Chandra, visited the hospital to meet those affected.
Some of the devotees have alleged that a "dead lizard was found in the rice" served to them. A case has been registered and an investigation is being carried out, police said.
On April 5, 30 people were hospitalised after they had eaten 'prasadam' at a temple in Coimbatore district. Two women among the 30 people hospitalised had died.
The devotees ate 'sambar' rice offered to them at Amman temple in V Sathamangalam village in the district as part of a festival, the police said.
Soon after they ate, they complained of giddiness and vomiting and were taken to the government hospital at Virudachalam near Cuddalore.
Some of the devotees have alleged that a "dead lizard was found in the rice" served to them. A case has been registered and an investigation is being carried out, police said.
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