IMPHAL: At least 78 newly posted personnel of the 58th Battalion of the Border Security Force (BSF), stationed at Lamshang in Manipur, were admitted to the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) on Wednesday following complaints of repeated vomiting in a suspected case of mass food poisoning.

According to RIMS Superintendent-in-Charge Dr Moirangthem Rameswar Singh, an entire company of the battalion was brought to the hospital after the personnel began vomiting following breakfast.

The affected personnel had reportedly eaten puri and sabji before developing the symptoms. Dr Singh said the exact cause of the suspected food poisoning had not yet been identified.

The incident raised concerns over the health and safety of the newly posted personnel. Further details about their condition and the cause of the illness were awaited.