Kolkata, Oct 19 (IANS) More than 150 people fell sick after eating prasad during a puja in the Daspur area of West Bengal’s West Midnapore district, the police said on Sunday.

According to police sources, there was a community ‘manasa puja’ in the area on Saturday night and a large number of people had assembled to consume the puja prasad.

After consuming the prasad, people started vomiting and had diarrhoea since Saturday night.

Many women and children were among those who fell sick.

A medical camp has been set up since Sunday morning to treat the people.

The block administration officials rushed to the spot. However, there was a large commotion in the Suratpur village within the Daspur police station.

A senior officer of West Midnapore district police said that the ‘manasa puja’ ha

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