8-year-old child dies, 10 fall ill after eating food at a marriage ceremony

In a suspected case of food poisoning, a child died and 10 others were taken ill after having food at a party in Bhagalpur district, police said on Monday.

Eight-year-old Mohammad Jufran and his 10 friends started vomitting after eating food at a marriage ceremony held at Dhanoura village under Rasoolpur police station on Sunday night.

The children were taken to a quack in the village where Jufran died, the sources said. The other children were taken to a private nursing home at Kahalgaon where their condition is said to be critical.