Overview
- Attendees fell ill after eating at a Mahashivratri fair in Dwarka village’s Raghua Khad area of Palamu district.
- Palamu civil surgeon Anil Kumar Shrivastav said 175 people were admitted to Panki CHC, with 22 still under treatment.
- Most patients were children reporting vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain beginning Sunday night.
- The health department rushed additional medicines and medical staff, and children are under continuous monitoring.
- Officials say the pattern points to food poisoning, with confirmation pending laboratory and field reports.