Food Poisoning Incident at Training Camp : All Recruits Recovered

Date: 18.08.2024
An incident of food poisoning was reported at the Bihar Special Armed Police (BSAP-12) camp in Bhimnagar, Supaul, where recruits undergoing training fell ill. The affected personnel were promptly admitted to the Sub-Divisional Hospital in Birpur for treatment.

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Upon receiving the report, local authorities, including the Station House Officer of Bhimnagar and senior officials from Virpur, rushed to the scene to ensure adequate medical care for the recruits. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Koshi Range, Saharsa, the Superintendent of Police, and the District Magistrate of Supaul took immediate action by deploying additional medical staff and arranging extra vehicles to manage any emergency situation.

The incident occurred on 18.08.2024, at approximately 1:30 PM, when one of the trainees began vomiting after lunch. The recruit was taken to the Sub-Divisional Hospital in Birpur for treatment. By 6:30 PM, several more trainees started feeling unwell, eventually leading to around 190 recruits experiencing mild symptoms of food poisoning. All affected personnel were taken to the hospital for check-ups and were later discharged after treatment. Only seven individuals were kept under observation overnight; they were also discharged once their condition stabilized.

As of now, all trainees have fully recovered, and no one remains hospitalized.

To investigate the incident, officials from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) inspected the scene, collecting samples of the spices and oil used in cooking, as well as a sample of the vomit for further analysis. A suspicious substance, kept in a cloth pouch by one of the recruits, was also presented for examination.

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On 19.08.2024, the Deputy Inspector General of Police from the Northern Zone of BSAP, Muzaffarpur, visited the camp to gather information about the incident and issued directives for necessary actions.

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