JAIPUR: Fourteen people were taken ill after apparently having opium-laced tea in Rajasthan's Alwar district, a health official said on Tuesday.
The victims had come to participate in the Baba Mohandas fair in the district and felt drowsy after having tea at a stall on Monday night.
They were admitted to the Bhiwadi community healthcare centre from where eight were referred to a hospital, Alwar Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr Om Prakash Meena said.
He said apparently the devotees were served opium-laced tea.
Samples of the tea were taken and sent for forensic examination.
A large number of people from Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh come here to attend the fair.