11 Dead, 82 Hospitalised After Eating Prasad In Karnataka | Read

At least seven people died and 82 were hospitalised after consuming religious food offering -- or prasad -- at a temple in Karnataka's Chamarajnagar district today, police said. A district official claimed that some toxic substance may have got mixed with the religious offering being served at the Maramma temple in Sulivadi village, resulting in the tragedy. "We have collected samples and sent them to a laboratory for investigation," news agency PTI quoted him as saying.