Sixty-five personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) were admitted to the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) here following suspected food poisoning, with all the affected personnel reported to be in stable condition.
The personnel of D/58 Battalion, stationed under the jurisdiction of Lamsang Police Station in Imphal West district, were brought to RIMS at around 12.50 pm after experiencing vomiting and nausea following breakfast, officials said.
Speaking to the media, RIMS Superintendent-in-Charge Dr Moirangthem Rameswar Singh said an entire company of the battalion was brought to the hospital after the personnel developed symptoms following a breakfast of puri and sabji.
He said the hospital had initiated immediate medical intervention and was providing symptomatic treatment. None of the admitted personnel was in serious condition, he added.
According to one of the patients, the personnel had arrived from Chhattisgarh at the 58th BSF Battalion camp in Lamshang on October 15. They began feeling unwell and vomiting after breakfast the following morning.
The exact cause of the suspected food poisoning has not yet been established. Medical treatment is continuing at RIMS.
