A 10-year-old girl died of suspected food poisoning after consuming her birthday cake in Punjab’s Patiala, her family alleged in their complaint to police on Sunday.
Based on a complaint lodged by the family, police have filed an FIR in connection to the incident that took place at Aman Nagar in Patiala on March 24.
According to police, the deceased, identified as Manvi, lived with her grandparents.
Manvi, a Class 5 student, celebrated her birthday on March 24. Her family ordered the cake through an online food delivery application and they cut the cake around 7 pm, after which she went to sleep. A video of the family celebrating Manvi’s birthday has gone viral after her death.
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SHO Anaj Mandi Gurmeet Singh said that the 10-year-old girl celebrated her birthday on March 24. Her family ordered the cake through an online food delivery application.
The family members claimed that they cut the cake around 7:00 pm. They told the police that after cutting the cake, Manvi went to sleep. They claimed that after going to sleep, Manvi asked for water and went back to sleep.
The family members later went to check on her and found her in an unconscious state. They rushed her to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her dead.
“It was our daughter’s birthday and we had ordered a cake from a local bakery shop through an online food delivery application. She ate it after the celebration, after which her health started deteriorating. She complained of feeling thirsty at midnight and asked for water. But around 3-4 am, her body became cold, and we took her to a hospital, where doctors declared her dead. We want strict action to be taken against the bakery,” Harvansh Lal, Manvi’s grandfather, told ANI.
As Manvi’s health deteriorated, the family rushed her to the hospital the next morning. She was put on oxygen and underwent an ECG (electrocardiogram), but unfortunately, she couldn’t be saved. She was declared dead soon after, her grandfather said.
Manvi’s family alleged that five other members of the family who ate the cake also fell ill. The family said they took the cake to the health department to ascertain the cause of her death but the health officials turned them away.
On the complaint of Mansi’s mother Kajal, the local police registered a case against ‘Kanha Bakery’ shop under sections 304-A (death due to negligence) and 273 (sale of food or drink, any article which has been rendered or has become noxious) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
A sample of the cake has been sent for sampling, and the exact reason behind the girl’s death will be clear only after the reports, they added.
Further details are awaited.
