250 fall sick after eating prasad in Kolkata

KOLKATA:

More than 250 people, among them 35 children, fell sick after eating prasad (offering)at a devotional meeting in West Bengal's Howarh district, police said Tuesday.

The suspected food poisoning occurred in Amta area in the district Sunday night, police said.

"More than 250 people have been admitted to local hospitals in Amta. They fell ill after consuming prasad at a religious meeting," a police officer at Amta police station told IANS.

After consuming the prasad, the victims complained of acute stomachache and nausea. As their condition deteriorated, they were rushed to hospitals.

it could have been more dangerous. This is a loop whole which can be exploited anytime by anti-social elements.

Once someone offered a karah parsad with a mix of sindoor, cotton, nails and kali daal inside it. From that day onwards Gurdwara over here stopped taking home made parsads.
On saturday the offering of kaali daal (which is often mixed with nails) is way more than any other day of the week.

God help those who tries to do jaddo-mantar, toona-totka at god's own service i.e. parsad and langar.