4 people died after eating watermelon after having chicken pulao in Mumbai, now investigation will be done

A couple and their two minor daughters in south Mumbai allegedly died of food poisoning after eating watermelon during a family function at their home. Giving information on Monday, police said that the deceased have been identified as 40 year old Abdullah, his wife 35 year old Nasreen and daughters 13 year old Zainab and 16 year old Ayesha.

Officials said that on April 25, the family had organized a function at their home on JJ Marg, after which everyone’s health started deteriorating. The family along with five guests ate chicken pulao, the officer said. After the guests left, the family ate the watermelon and within a short time everyone started vomiting and feeling dizzy.

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condition continues to worsen

He said that first the family was taken to a private hospital, but when their condition deteriorated, they were admitted to JJ Hospital where all four died on Sunday. The official said that prima facie it appeared to be a case of food poisoning due to eating watermelon as the guests who ate only pulao did not face any problem.

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Waiting for histopathology report.

He said that the post-mortem has been done and the ‘histopathology’ report is awaited to know the actual cause of death and at present a case of accidental death has been registered and investigation has been started. Many times the cause of death becomes clear through post-mortem, but in some cases the real cause is not immediately revealed, in such a situation ‘histopathology’ examination helps in understanding whether the death occurred due to natural causes or due to some external reason.