Eight Children Fall Ill After Eating Castor Seeds in Maharashtra Village

Eight children fell ill after eating castor seeds in Modal village, Maharashtra’s Nandurbar district. <b>Four-year-old Nirmala Oadhi died</b>, while seven other children were admitted to Dhadgaon Rural Hospital for treatment. A five-year-old boy was reported to be in critical condition and was referred to another hospital. The children’s parents were away in Pandharpur for work, and their grandmother was out grazing cattle when the incident occurred, according to the hospital’s medical officer. She returned to find the children vomiting; some were found unconscious near a castor plant. Doctors began treatment, including intravenous fluids.