Archive · 3 Oct 2026
63 Fall Ill After Suspected Contaminated Ragi Rotis in Ballia
Sixty-three people became ill in villages in Ballia district after eating rotis made with ragi flour.
The affected group included 11 children.
The rotis were eaten as prasad before the Jitiya fast.
Families said the flour had been bought from a local vendor.
Some patients were taken to the district hospital, while others went to different medical facilities.
Doctors and a special medical team treated the patients.
Officials visited the hospital and affected villages.
The reports describe the flour as suspected to be contaminated, not as a confirmed cause.
The number of people who fell ill after eating ragi rotis in Ballia district rose to 63.
Those affected include 11 children, 15 men and, by the official count, 37 women.
The incident was reported Friday in Chokan and Chhata (Aschaura) villages, ahead of the Jitiya fast.
Patients were taken to the district hospital, a private hospital and the Bansdih Community Health Centre.
Families said the ragi flour came from a local vendor; officials said the cause was under investigation.
- Who
- 63 people, including 11 children, fell ill; officials and medical staff responded.
- What
- People became ill after eating rotis made from ragi flour suspected of being contaminated.
- When
- The incident occurred Friday; the updated patient count was reported Saturday.
- Where
- Chokan and Chhata (Aschaura) villages in the Bansdih area of Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Those affected reportedly ate the rotis as prasad; the suspected cause was the ragi flour.
- People affected
- 63
- Children affected
- 11
- Men affected
- 15
- Women affected
- 37, based on the reported total and counts of minors and men
- Medical facilities
- Three patients were taken to a private hospital, three to Bansdih Community Health Centre, and the rest to the district hospital.
- Reported food
- Rotis made from finger millet (ragi) flour, eaten as prasad
- Festival
- Jitiya, also known as Jivitputrika Vrat