At least 170 people fell ill after consuming food during a feast organised at a temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district, an official from the health department said on Monday.
The affected persons were from villages under the Mamoni Kala gram panchayat, where a mass feast was organised at a temple on Saturday, the official said.
District medical and health officer Sanjay Risheshwar said the preliminary investigation revealed that villagers suffered food poisoning.
However, food samples were collected, and the actual cause will be confirmed once the investigation report arrives, he said.
He said that as many as 170 people who complained of vomiting, diarrhoea and fever were examined and are undergoing treatment.