Overview
- Officials reported cases in Baghpat, Bijnor, Bulandshahr and Bareilly, with all patients admitted for treatment.
- Bulandshahr recorded 39 hospitalisations, Baghpat reported more than 18 including Additional District Magistrate Shiv Narayan Singh, Bijnor saw around 30, and a family of six fell ill in Bareilly.
- Patients developed sudden vomiting, diarrhea and restlessness on the first day of Navratri after eating food made with kuttu ka atta.
- Food safety authorities collected samples and opened probes to trace suppliers, with a Bijnor focus on a Najibabad shop and Bareilly officials sealing a store pending lab results.
- Administrators said most patients are stable or improving and urged consumers to prefer reliable, pre-packaged products while investigations continue.