Woman dies, 40 hospitalised after eating momos in Hyderabad, 6 arrested

A woman died and 40 others fell hospitalised after allegedly eating momos in Hyderabad. Police on Wednesday (October 30) arrested six persons in connection with this case.

Following complaints from the family members of the victims, two cases were registered on charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and other relevant sections of the BNS Act, and during the course of the investigation the six men were arrested, police said.

A 31-year-old woman died on October 27 and 20 others were hospitalised after they allegedly consumed momos from street vendors on October 25.

A case was registered earlier after 20 people fell sick after eating the snack from roadside stalls at different places which was prepared by the six people, police said.

A Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) release earlier said the corporation's food safety officials, with the help of police, traced the street vendors and found that the establishment is being operated without license.

The officials have sent the food samples to the state food laboratory for analysis and orders were issued to stop the vendor's business operations.

(With agency inputs)