Breaking News Utv Pakistan: Police arrest five people after toxic sweets kill 26 in Layyah

<img alt="Police arrest five people after toxic sweets kill 26 in Layyah" class="attachment-large wp-post-image" src="https://www.geo.tv/assets/uploads/updates/2016-04-26/l_104648_103754_updates.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Police arrest five people after toxic sweets kill 26 in Layyah" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #606060; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">LAYYAH: Police arrested five people on Tuesday in connection to an incident of mass poisoning which killed 26 people.</strong><br />
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The arrests were made during a raid at a chemical factory at Chowk Azam where sulphonylurea was produced. Police suspects that traces of this chemical were present in the sweets which the people ate.</div>
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The arrested men include the owner of the factory.</div>
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The incident took place at a family function at the residence of Umar Hayat in Chak 105/TDA area on Sunday. Hayat reportedly brought sweets from a nearby sweetshop located at Chowk 111 to celebrate the birth of his grandson. Five persons died on the spot after eating the alleged poisonous sweets, while several others fell unconscious.</div>
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At least 40 people were reported to have been affected after consuming the poisonous sweets, and were rushed to the hospital.</div>
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Hospital administration confirmed the death of three more patients today admitted at the Nishtar Hospital, where eight other patients are still being treated, raising the toll to 26.</div>
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The dead include children, women and men, including eight persons from the same family.</div>