Overview
- Seventeen residents gathered at a Bhavani Nagar community hall under Jagadgirigutta police limits, where they cooked chicken and fish and consumed liquor.
- After returning home, attendees developed symptoms such as vomiting, abdominal pain and drowsiness, with reports placing those treated between 11 and 15 and 11–12 hospitalised.
- The deceased was identified as Pandu, 53, and his body was sent for a post-mortem examination at a state-run hospital.
- Police registered a case, collected leftover dishes, ingredients, liquor bottles and spices, and sent the samples to the Forensic Science Laboratory for analysis.
- Officials reported recovering expired chilli powder packets, and investigators are examining both food contamination and possible liquor adulteration as they await toxicology and FSL results.