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Rajasthan: Opium-laced tea sends 14 to hospital

Updated on: 15 October,2019 03:25 PM IST  | 
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The victims had come to participate in the Baba Mohandas fair in the district and felt drowsy after having tea at a stall

Rajasthan: Opium-laced tea sends 14 to hospital

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Fourteen people were taken ill after apparently having opium-laced tea in Rajasthan's Alwar district, a health official said on Tuesday. The victims had come to participate in the Baba Mohandas fair in the district and felt drowsy after having tea at a stall on Monday night.


They were admitted to the Bhiwadi community healthcare centre from where eight were referred to a hospital, Alwar Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr Om Prakash Meena said. He said apparently the devotees were served opium-laced tea. Samples of the tea were taken and sent for forensic examination.


A large number of people from Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh come here to attend the fair.


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