Ahmedabad, April 9 In what appears to be a case of food poisoning, nearly 100 people fell ill after consuming a local snack at a religious gathering in a village in Ahmedabad district, an official said on Thursday.
Dr. Chintan Desai, district epidemic medical officer, said that 96 residents of Rajpura village under Detroj taluka were taken to the hospital in the early hours of Thursday after they fell ill after consuming 'sev-khamani' (a Gujarati snack) at the religious event on Wednesday night.
He said that while 38 of the affected people were still admitted to the hospital, others were discharged after treatment.
All those hospitalized are in stable condition, Desai informed.
A health department team rushed to the village after cases of vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhoea were reported in the early hours.
Apart from the 96 people who were taken to the hospital, 214 other villagers who consumed the snack were given preventive treatment, Desai said.
The police and food safety authorities were informed about the incident.
A team has taken food and water samples to determine the cause of suspected food poisoning, the officer added.