One Dead, Seven Hospitalised After Consuming Wild Vegetable In J&Ks Rajouri

RAJOURI, May 16: One person died while seven others, mostly children, were hospitalised after allegedly consuming a wild vegetable in Jammu and Kashmirs Rajouri district, officials said on Saturday.

The incident was reported from Mohra village in the Kotranka subdivision, where members of two families consumed a wild vegetable following which they started showing symptoms of food poisoning on Friday evening, they said.

The affected persons were initially shifted to the Community Health Centre in Kandi and later referred to the Government Medical College Hospital Rajouri for specialised treatment.

Officials said an elderly man, identified as Mohammad Hussain (60), died during treatment, while seven other members of the two families are undergoing treatment at the hospital.

Prima facie, it is a case of food poisoning, but the matter is still under investigation, a doctor said.

Officials said an investigation into the incident has been initiated to determine the exact cause of the poisoning.