Four children belonging to the aboriginal Kolam tribe from Narnoor mandal in Adilabad district died after developing symptoms of food poisoning on Wednesday while 24 other children, all aged between six and seven years, were undergoing treatment for the same symptoms at Utnoor hospital. This happened after some children consumed chicken curry that had been cooked the previous day for a wedding feast at Kothapalli Kolamguda village.
The children who died were identified as Sidam Chinnubai, 7, Kodapa Laxman, 1, Kodapa Mutha, 1, and Kodapa Supari, aged six months. Utnoor Integrated Tribal Development Project Officer S. Krishna Aditya said the children developed symptoms of food poisoning within an hour of eating the stale food in the afternoon.
The situation was under control as all those affected were treated, he added.
