Over 200 villagers, including elderly persons and children, were taken ill after they had lunch at a marriage function at Padmapuram village of S.R. Puram mandal, 40 km from here, on Friday.
According to information, a large number of guests from several villages of S.R. Puram and neighboring mandals attended the marriage and had lunch. Around 5 p.m., many people who attended the wedding complained of dizziness and nausea, while several women, elderly, and children swooned at Padmapuram and surrounding villages.
As group after group of the sick started reaching the government hospital at S.R. Puram mandal headquarters, medical officers at Chittoor were alerted about the issue.
