Mumbai family of 4 dies after watermelon meal
MUMBAI, April 28 -- Four members of a family - a couple and their two teenage daughters - died on Sunday in Mumbai's Pydhonie area after having dinner with close relatives the previous night. Police have ruled out a suicide pact and are investigating it as a case of food poisoning.
The deceased are Abdulla Abdul Kader Dokadia, 40, his wife Nasreen, 35, and their daughters Ayesha, 16, and Zainab, 13, police said. They lived in Mogul Building opposite the Pydhonie police station. JJ Marg police have registered four accidental death reports and have sent samples of the food for forensic examination. Police said the family of four dined with relatives on Saturday evening with chicken pulao made by the Dokadias. At around 1.30am, the four ate half a watermelon before calling it a night. They started vomiting and developed diarrhoea early on Sunday and were admitted to MH Saboo Siddique Hospital in Dongri, said a police officer, adding that they were later shifted to JJ Hospital for advanced treatment where Zainab was the first to die, followed by her mother. Ayesha died at around 10.15pm and her father shortly thereafter.
"We are waiting for the histopathology report. Viscera samples have been sent to the forensic science laboratory in Kalina and reports are awaited," an officer said, adding that the Food and Drug Administration is also looking into the incident....
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