Two toddlers dead, 10 hospitalised after allegedly consuming contaminated food at orphanage in UP’s Mathura

Mathura: Two toddlers died and 10 children were hospitalised after they allegedly consumed contaminated food, earlier this week, at an orphanage in Mathura, a senior district official said. District Magistrate Sarvagya Ram Mishra, on Thursday said: "It is very unfortunate that 12 kids took ill due to food poisoning out of which two lost their lives. The children who died were between six months to two years old.[caption id="attachment_7252091" align="alignleft" width="380"]

District Magistrate Sarvagya Ram Mishra speaking to reporters in Mathura. ANI[/caption]"Six children were referred from Mathura to Agra. It is from those six that the two casualties have occurred, the six others are recovering as per the doctors", Mishra told ANI. Mishra added that the cause behind the death of the innocent children seemed to be "food poisoning" and added that had the authorities been diligent the casualties could have been averted."Prima facie, it seems to be a case of food poisoning, these are very small kids so proper care should have been taken, and higher authorities should have been alerted quickly. Some negligence by the staff too has happened. The matter should have been brought to our notice immediately", he said."The matter which has been brought to our notice on Friday should have been brought to our notice the day before. We will ensure that the guilty people are dealt with strictly after proper investigation within 24 hours", he added.