Overview
- The incident occurred at Bor Soycotte Tea Estate in Titabar, Jorhat district, according to a senior health department official.
- The children consumed washnuts, also known as soapberries, while playing on Saturday evening.
- Parents took the minors to the estate’s garden hospital later that night after noticing their worsening condition.
- The group was shifted to Jorhat Medical College and Hospital on Sunday morning, where doctors said all 13 are under treatment and close observation.
- JMCH superintendent Manab Gohain said three children are in critical condition in the ICU and the remaining ten are out of danger.