SRINAGAR: As many as 12 members of a family were found unconscious on Monday morning in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Kupwara district.
Police said that 12 members of a family were found unconscious in the morning in Nowgam village of Kupwara district.
“They were initially moved to a nearby medical facility from where the doctors referred them to government medical college (GMC) Handwara for treatment.
“Doctors at the GMC Handwara said the 12 patients referred are responding to treatment and their condition is stable”, police said.
Initial reports suggest that it is a case of food poisoning, officials added.
Consuming unsafe food is often found to be the cause of food poisoning in the Valley. As the marriage season is currently going on in the rural areas of the Valley, badly cooked or stale food is often the cause of food poisoning in the rural areas.