Archive · 24 Nov 2025
Family of six critical after acid food mix-up in West Bengal
A family of six, including two kids, got very sick after eating food that was cooked with acid instead of water.
They live in a place called Ghatal in West Bengal, India.
The family started feeling really bad in their tummies and threw up after eating.
They had to go to the hospital in Kolkata because they were very sick.
The family has a relative who works with copper and silver, and he keeps acid at home.
Someone in the family accidentally used the acid to cook with, thinking it was water.
The police are trying to find out what exactly happened, but it seems like it was an accident.
All the family members are in the hospital getting help, and we hope they get better soon.
Six family members, including two children, are critically ill after consuming food cooked with acid in Ghatal, West Bengal.
The incident occurred on Sunday when a relative mistakenly used acid instead of water for cooking.
The family was rushed to SSKM Hospital in Kolkata after their condition deteriorated at the local hospital.
Police are investigating whether the incident was accidental or a deliberate attempt to harm the family.
The family's relative, Santu Sanyasi, keeps acid at home due to his work with copper and silver.
- Who
- Six members of a family, including two children, and their relative Santu Sanyasi
- What
- Accidental consumption of food cooked with acid instead of water
- When
- Sunday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Ghatal, West Midnapore district, West Bengal, India
- Why
- Accidental mix-up of acid for water while cooking
- Location
- Ghatal, West Midnapore district, West Bengal, India
- Number of victims
- 6 (including 2 children)
- Hospital
- SSKM Hospital, Kolkata
- Date of incident
- Sunday (specific date not mentioned)
- Suspected cause
- Accidental use of acid instead of water in cooking