Bhubaneswar, May 16 -- A 13-year-old boy died Saturday, and four other family members were hospitalised after falling ill in Odisha's Kendrapara district in a suspected case of food poisoning, health officials said.

Post-mortem reports are awaited to ascertain the exact cause of death, authorities said.

The deceased is Swadhin Senapati, a Class VII student from Kupuni village under Pattamundai block who died while undergoing treatment at a Cuttack hospital.

According to his relatives, the family developed severe vomiting, diarrhoea and discomfort late Friday evening shortly after consuming food at home, with symptoms worsening rapidly through the night.

"They suddenly fell ill and their condition deteriorated very fast," said Malaya S...