3 of a family sick after consuming intoxicating substance
3 of a family sick after consuming intoxicating substance
ByPublished: 02:06 pm Feb 19, 2016
JHAPA: Three members of a family have fallen seriously sick after consuming intoxicating substance, Dhaturo, in Chandragadhi of Jhapa on Thursday.
According to the Jhapa District Police Office, those taken ill are Saraswoti Mukhiya (17), Arati Mukhiya (15) and Anil Mukhiya (15). The injured are children of Radha Mukhiya of Chandragadhi-15.
DSP Bhim Bahadur Dahal at the DPO informed that the three had fallen sick after they unknowingly used the seeds of Dhaturo, kept with vegetables, in their food.
The seriously ill are undergoing treatment at the Mechi Zonal Hospital in Bhadrapur, police informed.