The girl’s family said she fell sick after they celebrated her birthday and ate the cake which was ordered online.
Punjab girl dies after eating birthday cakeThe girl died soon after she consumed a cake on her birthday, said her family.
Mar 31, 2024: 10-year-old girl in Punjab died from suspected food poisoning after eating birthday cakeGirl and her sister fell ill after the celebrationAt the hospital, the girl was declared deadA 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.Meanwhile, the place from where the delivery person picked up the cake denied that it was delivered from there. Police said they are investigating the source of the cake.
