Imphal, Jan. 28 -- Three personnel of the 33 Assam Rifles posted at the Wairoiching foothill about 25 km from Imphal died of suspected food poisoning while two of their colleagues were hospitalized at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal.

A total of five Assam Rifles personnel deployed at the said hill post were rushed to the RIMS hospital due to suspected food poisoning in the early hours of Monday.

Of them, three personnel succumbed to the poisoning, and two are still receiving medical treatments, hospital sources said.

In the wee hours on Tuesday, Havildar, Umesh Kumar Yadav, 49, from Bihar, and Havildar, Phulchand, 56 from Uttarakhand died.

On Monday morning, Havildar, Ram Sarkar, 47, from Uttar Pradesh lost his l...