Stale paneer curry kills 2-year-old boy in Hyderabad

First Published Feb 13, 2020, 1:22 PM IST

2-year-old Vihan died at hospital after having rotis and paneer curry at a hotel in Hyderabad
 

A two-year-old child who had rotis and paneer curry along with his parents died after developing symptoms of food poisoning. The parents of the baby boy have approached police and lodged a complaint against the hotel where the family dined.
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According to Begumpet police Inspector P Srinivasa Rao, the victim’s father Ravi Narayana, a native of Khammam district, Telangana who works as a software engineer in Bengaluru, had arrived in the city with the family to provide biometrics for a US visa application.
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On February 10, the family of three reached the city and stayed at Hotel Manasarovar located near the US Consulate.
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The family had breakfast and went to the consulate. Late at night, the family returned to hotel and had rotis and paneer curry for dinner.
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After a few hours 2-year-old Vihan and his father began vomiting and had stomach pain. Ravi Narayana rushed to hospital for treatment. While Narayana was getting treatment, Vihan fell unconscious.
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The boy was immediately shifted to KIMS Hospital where doctors provided him treatment. However, the boy died while undergoing treatment.
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Preliminary investigation found that the boy died after consuming stale food from the hotel. Samples of the food have been sent for forensic analysis and further investigation.
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