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The fig of persons affected owed to a suspected nutrient poisoning incidental successful Bhiwandi successful Maharashtra’s Thane territory has risen to 122, officials said connected Saturday (June 20, 2026).
Resident Deputy Collector Sandeep Mane told PTI that 107 patients person been admitted to the government-run Indira Gandhi Memorial (IGM) Hospital successful the locality, portion 15 others are undergoing attraction astatine different aesculapian facilities.
According to the police, respective customers who had eaten nutrient items astatine a section constitution connected June 17 experienced stomachache and diarrhoea the pursuing time and had to beryllium rushed to hospitals.
“The civic corp is taking enactment against the constitution astatine its level,” Mane said.
Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation PRO Shrikant Pardeshi told PTI that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has initiated enactment against the eatery.
He said the civic assemblage has besides demolished the unauthorised information of the establishment.
Former Bhiwandi MP Suresh Mhatre, who visited IGM Hospital, told reporters that helium would impulse FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe to instrumentality enactment against unauthorised nutrient establishments successful the area.
The affected persons had consumed shawarma, pizza and burgers from the shop. Police person launched a probe into the incident, an authoritative said.
