80 villagers in Tripura fall ill after eating toxic food

AGARTALA - Around 80 people, including 27 women and three children, fell ill in Tripura after consuming poisonous food, an official said Friday.

“After consuming curd made of expired milk, about 80 villagers fell ill and were admitted to the government hospital Thursday night in northern Tripuras Salema,” Dhalai District Magistrate Kiran Gitte told IANS over the phone.

According to the magistrate, the ailing villagers are out of danger.

The villagers ate the curd along with other food at a shraddha ceremony.

The state government has sent two medical teams to Salema, 130 km north of here, for treating the victims.