Overview
- Seventeen residents met at a Bhavani Nagar community hall, cooked chicken and fish, and consumed alcohol during the celebration.
- Pandu, 53, died after returning home, while others reported vomiting, stomach pain, drowsiness and reduced responsiveness.
- Hospitalisation figures reported by officials and hospitals range from 11 to 15, with most patients stable and one person reported on ventilator support.
- Police registered a suspicious-death case, sent the body for post-mortem and forwarded leftover food, ingredients and liquor to the Forensic Science Laboratory.
- Officers said expired spice packets were recovered at the venue, though investigators are also examining the possibility of spurious liquor, with results pending.