Hyderabad, June 4 -- After the food poisoning cases at the Erragadda mental health hospital, the Telangana government, on Wednesday, June 4, relieved In-charge Civil Surgeon, Dr D Padmaja, from her post and terminated the services of the hospital's diet contractor, G Jaipal Reddy.

This action follows an incident in which 92 patients at the facility allegedly suffered from acute gastroenteritis. One of them, identified as Karan, reportedly died, while 18 others were shifted to Osmania General Hospital for specialised treatment.

In a statement a day earlier, Erragadda hospital authorities had stated that the deceased Karan had been ill for the past two days with a mild cough, cold, and low-grade fever and passed away due to a suspected ca...