Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 4 (HBTV): Approximately 150 people in Bjnor of Uttar Pradesh have fallen ill reportedly after consuming food made from poisonous buckwheat flour. Reports say the incident happened on the first day of the Sharadiya Navratri festival, on Thursday.    

Hundreds of people started showing symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, stomach ache, and body tremors. They were immediately admitted to nearby health centres. 

Those in critical condition were admitted to the district hospital, where treatment is ongoing.

An official from Bijnor Ankit Kumar Agarwal said many people fell ill after eating buckwheat flour. People have suffered from vomiting and diarrhea. 125-150 such patients have been identified, he said. Samples have been sent to the lab; strict action will be taken against the culprits, he said.   

The official said something similar happened in some villages of the Chandpur area of Bijnor, UP, where yesterday was the first day of Sharadiya Navratri. The people ate dishes made of buckwheat flour and after some time, the entire family started falling prey to food poisoning, the official said.  

The contaminated poisonous buckwheat flour is being tested. The food department has also taken some samples.   

(ANI)