The toll in a suspected food poisoning incident at Rajapur village in Ganjam district mounted to three as another family member died at the MKCG Medical College Hospital here on Monday.
Minati Gouda (15), daughter of Kameswar Gouda, succumbed to her illness, hospital sources said. Kameswar, who also consumed the poisonous cake along with his three children, was still battling for life in the medical college here.
On Saturday, Kameswar’s daughter Sunita (11) and son Rohit (8) had died at the MKCG. Notably, the family members had taken ill after allegedly consuming some stale food like “pitha” (cake), curry and watered rice on the Dussehra.