NEW DELHI, April 2, (APP/AFP) – At least 200 Indian
paramilitary police were hospitalised with suspected food
poisoning after eating meals at a training camp in the
southern state of Kerala, police said Sunday.
Training cadets and security forces belonging to
the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) complained of
diarrhoea and vomiting after eating rice and fish curry
for dinner on Saturday at a training camp in Ernakulam
district.
“Many… are still undergoing treatment but are
showing signs of improvement”, Ernakulam police chief Ashok
Kumar told AFP, adding that more than half of the patients
had been discharged from hospital.
Authorities have launched an investigation into the
incident, he said.