Archive · 16 Jan 2026
Food Poisoning Deaths Linked to Unclaimed Sweets
Three people have died and two others are very sick because they might have eaten sweets from a bag that was left outside a government office.
The sweets could have been bad and made them very ill.
One of the people who died was a young woman named Khushboo.
Doctors are trying to help the other two people who are still in the hospital.
The sweets were found in a bag that no one claimed, and now people are trying to figure out what made them so dangerous.
Three people have died from suspected food poisoning linked to sweets found in an unclaimed bag.
The latest victim, 22-year-old Khushboo Kharetwal, died while undergoing treatment at AIIMS Nagpur.
Two other individuals who consumed the sweets are still fighting for their lives in a private hospital.
Earlier victims were Dasru Yaduvanshi (53) and Sunderlal Kathuria (75).
Khushboo was admitted to a private hospital in Chhindwara for six days before being transferred to AIIMS Nagpur.
- Who
- Three people (Dasru Yaduvanshi, Sunderlal Kathuria, Khushboo Kharetwal) died; two others are hospitalized.
- What
- Suspected food poisoning from sweets found in an unclaimed bag.
- When
- Latest victim, Khushboo Kharetwal, died early Wednesday morning.
- Where
- Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India.
- Why
- The sweets are suspected to be contaminated, causing severe health issues leading to deaths.
- Victims
- 3 confirmed deaths (Dasru Yaduvanshi, Sunderlal Kathuria, Khushboo Kharetwal)
- Location
- Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Suspected Source
- Sweets from an unclaimed bag
- Hospital
- AIIMS Nagpur
- Condition of Others
- Two others still under treatment