India, Oct. 25 -- Five persons died in one week, and many took ill after they allegedly consumed contaminated food at a post-funeral feast in a village in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, officials said on Friday. The incident occurred at Dunga village under the Orchha development block, an official said.
He said that the victims, including a two-month-old infant, Budhari (25), Budharam (24), Lakkhe (45), and Urmila (25), died in a week.
Officials have also attributed the baby's death to the contaminated food.
Narayanpur Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) T R Kunwar said that on October 21, they received reports of deaths because of the consumption of contaminated food in the village.
On directions of collector Pratishtha Mamgai...