40 girls fall ill, hospitalised

Banda (UP), February 26:At least 40 girls fell ill and were hospitalised
after consuming food at a function in a temple in a village here today.

The girls showed symptoms of food poisoning soon after taking food at the function at Baberu in Sathi village, police said.

They started vomiting and complained of stomach aches and were rushed to a nearby hospital.

Their condition was stable, the police said. PTI