A total of 1,225 patients were registered on record. After treatment, 95 per cent of patients were discharged.
Digital Desk: Over 1,200 people fell sick of food poisoning after having a meal at the wedding ceremony of Congress leader Vazirkhan Pathan’s son Shahrukh Khan in Mehsana, Gujarat. State Health Minister Hrishikesh Patel rushed to the scene after the news broke.
Many of the invitees, including locals of Savala village, attending the marriage reception, were affected by the food poisoning at the dinner function, with the symptoms of vomiting and diarrhoea.
As per trusted sources, around 1,225 people were admitted to the hospitals of 6 cities and villages, namely Visnagar, Mehsana, Unjha, Kheralu, Vadnagar, and Gandhinagar. Health Minister Rushikesh Patel and health officials reached Visnagar at 3.30 a.m. in the morning after learning about the incident.
A total of 1,225 patients were registered on record. After treatment, 95 per cent of patients were discharged.
Most of the affected people had to be treated for food poisoning after consuming ‘Lauki Halwa’. We had ordered the food from one of the most reputed caterers, "Delhi Darbar", and they had procured the "Khoya" for the halwa from Ahmedabad’s Hasmukhbhai. Almost all of the affected people are well now, and we helped them get treated. MLA Hrishikesh Patel was a great help. We received help from all the political leaders of Visnagar and they showed exemplary unity, "said Vazir Khan. (with inputs from IANS)
