A toxic taste: Two die after eating ‘poisonous food’

LAHORE: Two labourers died and another was in serious condition after eating poisonous food in Manawan on Thursday. Javed and Sajjad Ahmad, both residents of Kabeerwala in Khanewal, worked at a private housing society, Mehar Gardens, and lived in quarters there. They went to sleep after eating dinner at a nearby private hotel Wednesday night and did not wake up the next morning. When they failed to reach their workplace, people set out to search for them. Both men were found in the quarters along with another colleague who was unconscious. The survivor was discharged after medical treatment. He told police told that he kept vomiting the whole night after eating food while the other two went to sleep. Initial investigation suggests the victims died due to the poisonous food. Police have taken the hotel owner into custody.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 13^th, 2017.