Birgunj, Aug 13: Three children from the family of Naresh Ram in Jhawani Tole, Simraungadh municipality-7, Bara, have died from food poisoning.
According to Bara Police, the deceased children–Lalima Ram, 7, Pushpa Ram, 7, and Ramnandan Ram, 5 suffered from food poisoning. The entire family on Sunday night consumed the same meal, which included rice and curry made from fish harvested from a local pond.
Despite this, only the children were affected. The children’s mother and grandparents, who also ate the same food, did not experience any symptoms, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Prakash Sapkota of the District Police Office.
The preliminary investigation has not suggested any toxic substances in the home, and police are looking into whether the children might have consumed something else before their evening meal.
According to Area Police Office’s inspector Nabin Rai, the children were initially taken to a local polyclinic after they complained of health complications, and then to the Provincial Hospital in Kalaiya, Bara. One child died on the way to the hospital. The remaining two children were referred to the National Medical College in Birgunj, where they also passed away amidst treatment.
Autopsies have been completed, and the bodies have been handed to the family. Their father, Naresh Ram, is said to be in Punjab, India in the course of employment, it is said. #drown
