6 of a family hospitalised after eating dish made of ‘ganja’ in Kannauj

Kanpur: As many as six members of a family in Miyaganj village of Kannauj were hospitalised after they unknowingly consumed a dish made of weed on Tuesday.
Police said it was a prank played by one Nawal Kishore. Nawal went to the shop of his neighbour Nitesh, and gave weed to him claiming it to be ‘soya methi’ (soya fenugreek). Nitesh reached home and gave the weed to his sister-in-law Pinki, who then cooked a curry with weed and potato.She consumed it herself and also served it to other family members.
After a while, condition of six members of the family—Nitesh, his father Om Prakash, siblings Manoj, Kamlesh and Aarti, sister-in-law Pinki—deteriorated. They managed to communicate this to their neighbours, who alerted other villagers. Later, the entire family was knocked out of their senses.
Villagers informed Sadar Kotwali police, following which, all six members of the family were admitted to the district hospital.
“We have seized the weed, besides the curry from the house of Om Prakash and sent samples of the same for laboratory test. During interrogation, the accused Nawal Kishore confessed that it was a prank he played on Nitesh, but it led to a grave situation unfortunately,” said Kotwali inspector Nagendra Kumar Pathak.
“The family is out of danger and further investigations are underway,” added Pathak.