Over 100 taken ill after consuming prasad in Odisha’s Kendrapara

Kendrapara: More than 100 people fell ill after consuming prasad at Pilachapatia village under Rajnagar block of Odisha’s Kendrapara district.

According to reports, the prasad comprising flattened rice, fruits, milk and sweets was offered to the village deity and distributed among the locals yesterday.

They complained of diarrhea and vomiting last night, following which a doctor from Dangamal Community Health Centre reached the village and treated them.

More than 50 of them have been administered intravenous fluid at their houses while some are undergoing treatment at the local primary school.