Over 25 folks had been admitted to numerous hospitals in Ernakulam district on Tuesday after having meals at an eatery in North Paravoor.

According to the police, 27 folks with signs of meals poisoning have been hospitalised and their situation is claimed to be secure.

A case has been registered in opposition to the proprietor of the restaurant and an investigation is on.

“The variety of affected individuals could go up,” a police official told PTI.

Local authorities have shut the restaurant following the incident, which comes days after the state government had launched a campaign against restaurants and eateries selling contaminated food.

Recently, a nurse working at the Kottayam medical college died after consuming a dish from the eatery there.

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