Toxic drink: 25 children faint after consuming ‘contaminated’ lassi
Attur Indhar, a cattle pen owner, was distributing free lassi among the people.
Attur Indhar, a cattle pen owner, was distributing free lassi among the people. PHOTO: FILE
SUKKUR:
At least 25 children fell unconscious after consuming contaminated lassi in Lashkar Ali Mirani village within the Rohri police limits on Sunday.
Attur Indhar, a cattle pen owner, was distributing free lassi among the people. Around 25 children fainted after having the drink and were shifted to Civil Hospital, Sukkur.
Dr Iftikhar Baig said the children are suffering from vomiting and diarrhoea, but they are out of danger.
The affected children include Iqbal, Rabia, Gul Jan, Nasreen, Lal Hussain, Zulfiqar, Mohammad Ramzan, Kashif, Shaheen, Saeed, Assia, Sajjad, Zaheer, Ashiq, Shakila, Zubaida, Khalida, Razia and others. Rohri police said that the children of Indhar are among the affected.
Rohri ASI Ubaidullah Abbasi said that though the cattle pen owner distributed lassi among the elders too but only the children fell sick. No one has registered a complaint and, therefore, no arrest has been made, he added. On February 26, eight persons, including women and children, died in two separate incidents in Ghotki and Jacobabad after consuming contaminated lassi and food, respectively.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 3rd, 2014.
At least 25 children fell unconscious after consuming contaminated lassi in Lashkar Ali Mirani village within the Rohri police limits on Sunday.
Attur Indhar, a cattle pen owner, was distributing free lassi among the people. Around 25 children fainted after having the drink and were shifted to Civil Hospital, Sukkur.
Dr Iftikhar Baig said the children are suffering from vomiting and diarrhoea, but they are out of danger.
The affected children include Iqbal, Rabia, Gul Jan, Nasreen, Lal Hussain, Zulfiqar, Mohammad Ramzan, Kashif, Shaheen, Saeed, Assia, Sajjad, Zaheer, Ashiq, Shakila, Zubaida, Khalida, Razia and others. Rohri police said that the children of Indhar are among the affected.
Rohri ASI Ubaidullah Abbasi said that though the cattle pen owner distributed lassi among the elders too but only the children fell sick. No one has registered a complaint and, therefore, no arrest has been made, he added. On February 26, eight persons, including women and children, died in two separate incidents in Ghotki and Jacobabad after consuming contaminated lassi and food, respectively.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 3rd, 2014.