The girl’s family said she fell sick after they celebrated her birthday and ate the cake which was ordered online.
A ten-year-old girl in Punjab’s Patiala died due to suspected food poisoning after she ate her birthday cake, her family alleged. According to the family, the girl Manvi and her sister fell ill on the night after they celebrated her birthday and ate the cake which was ordered online.
A video of the birthday celebrations showed the girl being fed the cake by her family members. Afterwards, at around 3 am, the children started vomiting and they were taken to a nearby hospital, said Manvi’s grandfather.
At the hospital, the doctors declared Manvi dead. Her younger sister possibly survived because she vomited, said her family.
An FIR has been registered based on a complaint filed by Manvi’s family.
The family has sought action by the Health Department against those who made the cake.