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400 CRPF jawans in Kerala taken ill

At least 400 CRPF jawans posted at the Pallipuram unit in the capital city suburbs were taken ill reportedly due…

IANS | Thiruvananthapuram | April 1, 2017 5:54 pm

At least 400 CRPF jawans posted at the Pallipuram unit in the capital city suburbs were taken ill reportedly due to food poisoning on Saturday.

While 200 of them have been admitted at the Medical College hospital, the rest have been admitted at a hospital near the unit.

"The condition of four was a bit serious when they arrived here, but they have quickly responded to the treatment," the hospital superintendent said.

Local authorities are trying to determine the cause of the illness and have launched an investigation into the matter.

They developed abdominal pain, vomiting and headache, doctors said. It appears to be a case of mass food poisoning, they said.

Three minor children and their 40-year old father died due to suspected food poisoning in a remote village of the Rajouri district of Jammu.