Summary Three retailers of the shop that is under scrutiny are being interrogated at Fatehpur Police Station
LAHORE (Dunya News) – One more person died in Jinnah hospital Lahore on Wednesday taking the death toll from poisonous sweets to 27.
The woman named Nusrat alongwith five other people was shifted to Jinnah hospital late night. She died in the morning whereas the other people are under treatment.
Dera Ghazi Khan Director General (DG) Health has admitted that no antidote is available in regards to the toxic used in the sweets. Sulfonylurea, an acid used in the amalgamation of roots, has been used as the toxic in the sweets the antidote of which is not available.
In view of the deaths, Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif dispatched a team to the area to probe the issue. Investigations on part of the team are underway.
The 10-member team is led by Punjab Food Authority (PFA) director Ayesha Mumtaz. The government has also handed over each of the 21 bereaved family Rs 0.5 million compensation amount.
On the other hand, doctors have declared all the patients critical due to lack of antidote to the pesticide that was mixed with the confection. Reportedly, the pesticide was smuggled in from China.
Three retailers of the shop that is under scrutiny are being interrogated at Fatehpur Police Station.
The disabled 58-year-old grandfather, Umar Hayat has stated that the eight sons were his legs that he cannot use anymore. It should be cleared here that Hayat lost all eight sons among 12 members of his family including daughters and grandchildren within three days last week after they ate sweets carrying toxic.
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