Hyderabad, June 3 -- A mentally-ill patient died and seventy were believed to have been taken ill after a suspected food poisoning incident at the Institute of Mental Health, Erragadda on Tuesday, June 3.

Out of the affected patients, 68 were known to be in stable condition, while two critically-ill patients were shifted to the Osmania General Hospital for treatment.

The deceased was reportedly identified as Karan (30).

When contacted, Hyderabad district medical and health officer Dr Venkati stated that he would get back to Siasat.com after getting a confirmation of the news that was going viral since Tuesday evening.

As per reports, health minister Damodar Raja Narasimha reviewed the incident and instructed the officials to deputy a ...