13 fall ill after eating chicken biryani in Gajuwaka; restaurant booked

A group of friends ate chicken biryani at Mandi Croods restaurant in Gajuwaka in Visakhapatnam

By Newsmeter Network  Published on  10 Oct 2023 2:02 PM GMT
13 fall ill after eating chicken biryani in Gajuwaka; restaurant booked

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Visakhapatnam: About 13 youths contracted food poisoning after eating chicken biryani at Mandi Croods restaurant in Gajuwaka in Visakhapatnam. They were taken to a hospital after suffering from severe vomiting and stomach ache.

The incident came to light on Monday night after the local police registered cases against the restaurant.

According to the Inspector of Gajuwaka police station L Bhaskar Rao, on October 8, a group of 13 friends went to a restaurant and consumed chicken biryani and barbeque chicken wings. The next morning, they started showing symptoms of vomiting and stomach-related issues and were admitted to a hospital.

While nine of them were discharged, four of them are still undergoing treatment. The Gajuwaka police have registered cases under Sections 269 and 272 of the IPC against the restaurant management.

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