78 Indian BSF personnel hospitalised after suspected mass food poisoning in Manipur
Imphal : At least 78 newly-posted personnel of the 58th Battalion of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) were hospitalized for suspected food poisoning after having breakfast in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled violence-hit Manipur state of India.
Newly-posted personnel, deployed at Lamshang in Manipur, were admitted to the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) following complaints of repeated vomiting after breakfast, a suspected case of mass food poisoning.
Speaking to the media, RIMS Superintendent-in-Charge Dr Moirangthem Rameswar Singh said an entire company of the battalion was brought to the hospital after personnel began vomiting following breakfast.
Exact cause of suspected food poisoning not yet been identified
The exact cause of the suspected food poisoning has not yet been identified, he said.
Dr Singh said the hospital staff had initiated immediate medical intervention and were providing symptomatic treatment to the affected personnel. He added that none of the admitted personnel were in serious condition.
One of the patients said the personnel had arrived from disputed Chhattisgarh at the 58th BSF Battalion camp in Lamshang on October 15. They began feeling uneasy and vomiting after having breakfast the following morning.
Medical treatment is underway at RIMS, while the precise cause of the incident remains to be established.
