44 railway officials fall ill after consuming contaminated sweets

Bilaspur, June 2 (UNI) Forty-four railway officials were taken ill after consuming contaminated sweets from the railway canteen in Bilaspur division headquarters, railway sources said today.

The railway officials contracted diarrhoea after consuming the sweets purchased from the canteen yesterday. The affected were admitted to railway hospital.

On receiving information, Divisional Rail Manager R N Bartaria, senior officials and doctors inspected the canteen. A sample of the sweet was sent to Raipur for testing, while the canteen had been closed for the time being.

A committee has been set up for conducting preliminary inquiry into the incident. Necessary action will be taken after receiving the report.

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