Cuttack: A woman and her two children of Birabarpur village under Badamba tehsil of Odisha's Cuttack district suspectedly died of food poisoning.

While the two children-- Rudra Prasad Patra (10) and his sister Madhusmita (7)-- had died yesterday during treatment at a hospital, their mother Runu Patra breathed her last at a private hospital in Cuttack, today.

On the other hand, her husband was undergoing treatment at a hospital while his condition was stated to be critical.

According to a senior police official, an immersion ceremony of Lord Ganesh was going on at Badamba-Maniabandha locality in front of the family’s house. Mother of the two minors had prepared 'Ghuguni' and Chat at home, which the family members ate on September 2 night.

On the very night, four of them complained of sickness, headache and vomiting, following which they were hospitalised.