Mysuru Tragedy: 12 including kid dead after eating Prasad

In a tragic incident yesterday, as many as 12 people including two children died and around 80 others were hospitalised after consuming religious food offering in a village in Karnataka’s Chamaraja-Nagar district. Reacting to incident, the district health officer said it was suspected that poison might have been mixed with the Prasad. Police have detained 2 people following the incident. The Karnataka government has announced a compensation Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased while medical treatment of others will be taken care of by the state government.