Archive · 23 Aug 2025
Three Family Members Die from Suspected Food Poisoning
A family in Malda district suffered a tragedy after eating a meal.
After eating mutton, several family members got sick.
Sadly, three people, including a child, passed away after being taken to different hospitals.
The police are investigating the cause of the illnesses and have taken samples of food and water for testing.
The local health department is also looking into what happened to understand how this happened.
Three family members, including a child, died in Malda district due to suspected food poisoning.
The family ate mutton on Wednesday night, after which several members became ill.
Bulti, 35, Pushpa, 70, and Piu, 10, died after being taken to medical facilities.
Rinku, the second wife, recovered but remained under treatment.
Police collected food and water samples for forensic testing, and the health department is conducting an inquiry.
- Who
- Swapan Mondal's family: Bulti, Pushpa, Piu, and Rinku.
- What
- Three family members died from suspected food poisoning.
- When
- Thursday, after eating mutton on Wednesday night.
- Where
- Malda district, Krishnapur under the jurisdiction of the Baishnabnagar police station
- Why
- The exact cause is under investigation, but suspected to be food poisoning from a meal of mutton.
- Victims
- Bulti (35), Pushpa (70), Piu (10)
- Location
- Malda district
- Incident
- Suspected food poisoning
- Cause of illness
- Mutton consumed on Wednesday night
- Investigation
- Police and District Health Department