Two persons died and two others fell ill after eating cakes prepared for the occasion of Raksha Bandhan at village Haldi in the Umarkote area on Monday. The deceased were identified as laxmi Harijan (25) and her brother-in-law Dibang Harija (14).
According to sources, the cake was given to them by laxmi’s sister to celebrate Raksha Bandhan. laxmi died in her house and Dibang at the Umarkote Community Health Centre (CHC) during the course of treatment.
laxmi’s two daughters Sabhya (7) and lalita (4) are still in critical conditions, said Umarkote CHC Medical Officer Dr Santosh Kumar Panda.
A bizarre incident happened as the family members of the deceased, soon after the incident, took the dead bodies and buried them in graveyard without investigation. A police team and an Executive Magistrate immediately rushed to the spot and sized the bodies and sent them for autopsy.
An investigation from a different angle was on to ascertain the truth behind the deaths, revealed Umarkote SDPO Gopinath Manipatro.