Three minor siblings died d🧔ue to sꦜuspected food poisoning at a village in Odisha's tribal-dominated Malkangiri district on Thursday, a senior official said.
The mother and another siste🌼r of the deceased are also critical, he said.
All of them, residents of Kacheli village, complained of severe stomach ache, vomiting and diarrhoea late on Wednesday✱ night after dinner, Chief District Medical Officer (𒀰CDMO), R P Nanda, said.
They were taken to a nearby health centre on Thursday morning, where three of 🍎them were declared dead, while the condition of two others was stated to be serious, he said.
The minors, whose bodies have been sent for post- mortem examination, were ag෴ed between three and 12 years, a poli꧒ce officer said.
Samples of the food prepared by the family have been collected for examination to ascertain🅘 if it contained any poisonous substance, the CDMO said.
