At least 175 people, mostly children, fall ill after consuming 'contaminated' food in Jharkhand

At slightest 175 people, astir of them children, fell sick aft they allegedly consumed contaminated nutrient astatine a just successful Jharkhand’s Palamu district, officials said connected Monday (February 16, 2026).

The incidental was reported from Dwarka colony nether the Panki Police Station limits erstwhile these radical became sick owed to "food poisoning", Palamu Civil Surgeon Dr. Anil Kumar Shrivastav said.

Most of the patients were suffering from vomiting, diarrhoea, and abdominal symptom since Sunday (February 15) night, different authoritative said.

“Altogether, 175 radical were admitted to the Panki Community Health Centre (CHC), but present lone 22 of them are undergoing treatment. The archetypal symptoms bespeak nutrient poisoning. The nonstop origin volition lone beryllium ascertained aft the probe reports come," Shrivastav said.

These radical consumed contaminated nutrient items astatine a just organised connected the juncture of Mahashivratri, different authoritative said.

Affected children being monitored

The wellness section arranged for further medicines and aesculapian personnel, and the affected children were being continuously monitored, the civilian surgeon said.

“I person instructed the doctors to guarantee due attraction for the patients and marque definite medicines, beds, and aesculapian unit are disposable arsenic required,” helium said.

The wellness section is afloat alert and prepared to woody with immoderate exigency situation, different authoritative said.

The Mahashivratri just was organised successful the Raghua Khad country of Dwarka, and radical from Dwarka, Yadav Tola, Jamuatand, and respective surrounding villages attended.