Thiruvananthapuram/Kollam, February 17 Two members of a family died near Nilamel in Kollam a day ago, reportedly due to food poisoning after dining at a restaurant in Vizhinjam, police said on Tuesday.
Two other members of the same family are currently receiving treatment, police added, noting that the restaurant in question has been sealed, and food safety officials will soon conduct an inspection there.
Police also said that several hundred people ate at the same restaurant on Monday night, but no other reports of illness have been received.
"Therefore, the exact cause of death can only be determined after the autopsy. The family stated that the problem occurred after they ate at the restaurant," an officer from the Vizhinjam police station said.
The family is from Nilamel, near Chadayamangalam in Kollam district.
The Chadayamangalam police have registered a case of unnatural death, the officer said.
