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Girl dead, 27 others ill from eating chaat

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January 25, 2017

Shahjahanpur, Jan 25: A 14-year-old girl died and some 27 people, most of them children, were taken ill after eating chaat sold by a vendor selling snacks on a handcart at Khanousa village near Gola city in Lakhimpur Kheri district on Monday evening. The condition of eight of the children was said to be serious. They were taken to the district hospital in Lakhimpur city. The others were admitted to the community health centre in Gola city.

chaatThough no FIR was registered, the girl's body was sent for post-mortem on Tuesday. Samples of the chaat were sent for tests, police said.

The incident happened under Hyderabad police station. SHO Pradeep Mishra said, "Around 27 people fell ill after eating snacks on Monday evening. Later, a girl died. We have sent the body for a post-mortem to confirm the reason for he death while the other victims of food poisoning are now out of danger. Further action against the snack-seller will be taken on the basis of the reports. "

All the people who had the chaat had complained of stomach ache and vomiting. By midnight, they were admitted to a nearby hospital.

According to reports, Poonam, 14, was taken to the nearest health centre where she was discharged after being given treatment. When she reached home, her condition worsened and she died before any further medical aid could be provided to her. By that time, many other children were also rushed to the hospital .

On Tuesday morning, chief medical officer Javed Ahmad sent a team of experts to the village to ensure that timely treatment is given to those affected. The medical experts suspect those ill were suffering from food poisoning and distributed medicines to all those who had the chaat. A medical camp has been set up at the village for the next two days.

Kishori Lal, Poonam's father, was not sure if his daughter died of food poisoning. He claimed that even those who did not eat the chaat had taken ill. There are serious hygiene issues at the village and local administration has ignored them, he added.

Station officer of Hyderabad police station Pradeep Mishra, tehsildar Mahendra Pal, CMO Javed Ahmad, in charge of Gola community health centre Amit Vajpai and a team of doctors visited the village after receiving news of several people falling ill.

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August 9,2020

Vijayawada, Aug 9: The number of those killed in the fire at a hotel being used as a COVID-19 facility in Vijayawada rose to 10 on Sunday, said Vikrant Patil, Deputy Commissioner of Police.

Meanwhile, the Andhra Pradesh government announced Rs 50 lakh ex-gratia each to the families of those who lost their lives in the incident.

According to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister's Office (CMO), Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy also ordered an in-depth probe into the accident and directed authorities to take steps to ensure better medical services to the victims of the accident.

"The hotel was taken on lease and run by Ramesh Hospitals, a private hospital where COVID-19 patients were being treated. 40 patients and 10 medical staff were at the hotel at the time of the incident. 

Officials were directed to launch immediate rescue measures," said Mekathoti Sucharitha, Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Prime Minister Narendra Modi also condoled the loss of the lives in the fire mishap and spoke to Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy over the phone and enquired about the accident.

The mishap took place in hotel Swarna Palace which was taken on lease and run by a private hospital for COVID patients.

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February 16,2020

Five Bajrang Dal activists have been arrested for allegedly indulging in vandalism in the city on Valentines Day, police said.

They said about 10 to 15 activists on two wheelers vandalised a shop in Kattupalli area in Hyderabad on February 14.

They held aloft flags and raised slogans against celebration of Valentines Day and "created havoc" at different malls, a police press release said.

On receiving information, police rushed to a mall, but the Bajrang Dal activists escaped from the spot.

Five of them were later identified with the help of CCTV footage and arrested, police said.

The others too have been identified and efforts were on to nab them, police said.

Two cases have been registered against them under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code on a complaint from shop owners, the release said.

 

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March 22,2020

Thane, Mar 22: Eight men were arrested at Kalyan in the district on Sunday as they were found playing cricket during the 'Janata curfew' being observed to check the spread of coronavirus, police said.

They were playing cricket at Kala Talao Maidan in the afternoon, police said.

Police also detained a boy in this connection, an official said.

"Action was taken against them for defying the prohibitory orders issued by the Thane Police Commissionerate.

They also went against the 'Janata curfew' being observed to curb the spread of coronavirus," the police official said.

The Mahatma Phule Chowk Police Station registered an offence against the accused under IPC sections 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life), 290 (public nuisance).

They were also booked under the Maharashtra Police Act as well as the National Disaster Act 2005, the official said.

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