Over 200 People in Delhi Fall Ill After Eating Kuttu Flour During Navratri Fast

On Tuesday, September 23, Delhi witnessed a shocking food safety scare during the Navratri festival. Around 200 residents from different parts of northwest Delhi fell sick with symptoms such as vomiting and uneasiness after consuming buckwheat flour, popularly known as kuttu atta. The flour is widely used during fasting rituals, but this incident has raised serious concerns about food adulteration and contamination. Patients were rushed to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial (BJRM) Hospital in Jahangirpuri early in the morning, where they received immediate medical care.