According to reports, at least two persons had died and 50 others were affected by diarrhoea after drinking Pana during a Danda Jatra in Alasu village.
Sources said, the people were affected by diarrhoea as the Pana was prepared with the contaminated water from a pond.
Meanwhile, Forests and Environment Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh along with the CDMO visited the hospital and met the affected people. The district police has started an investigation into the incident.