Odisha: Man killed after consuming poisonous fruit to cure skin disease

Bhadrak: A person died while his elder brother was taken serious ill after consuming extracts of Sithaphal, a poisonous fruit, at Binakarpur of Basudevpur block in Bhadrak district today.

The deceased has been identified as Jitan Mallick.

Sources said Jitan and his elder brother Agasthi had consumed the extracts of the poisonous fruit to cure skin diseases. While Jitan died, his elder brother fell ill and was later admitted to the district headquarters hospital (DHH) for treatment.

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