At least 60 persons, including 40 children, were taken ill on Wednesday night when they consumed prasad of Maa Thakurani at Bengapatia village under Danagadi block. They were soon admitted at the Danagadi Government hospital and their condition was stated to be stable.
After consuming the prasad, which had been prepared from flattened rice and banana, they started vomiting and complained of severe lower abdomen pain and high fever. “A medical team from the District Headquarters Hospital treated the ailing persons,” said Chief District Medical Officer Prasan Kumar Mohanty.