11 die, more than 90 fall sick after consuming a religious food offering

Relatives mourn the death of their loved ones who died after consuming a religious food offering at a temple in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. The food is suspected to have been contaminated with pesticide. [Courtesy]

Eleven people including two children died and more than 90 were hospitalized after consuming a religious food offering at a temple in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, police said on Saturday, calling it a suspected case of mass food poisoning.