Three convicts die after consuming ‘essence’ while preparing cakes in Mysuru

Three persons serving their sentence in Mysuru Central Prison died after allegedly consuming essence used in the preparation of cakes.

Three persons serving their sentence in Mysuru Central Prison died after allegedly consuming essence used in the preparation of cakes.

The three — Nagaraju, 36, Madesha, 32, and Ramesh, 28 — died at K.R. Hospital, where they were undergoing treatment, according to Chief Superintendent of Mysuru Central Prison, P.S. Ramesh.

While Madesha from Gundlupet, who was serving life sentence for murder, died on Monday, Nagaraju, a native of Kollegal, who was also serving a life sentence for murder, died on Tuesday. Ramesh, who hailed from Hassan, and was serving a 10-year sentence for rape, died on Wednesday.

All the three were deployed in the bakery unit of the Mysuru Central Prison and had reportedly consumed essence used in the preparation of cake on December 24.

When they subsequently took ill, complaining of stomach pain and vomiting, a team of medical officers in the jail treated them. But when their condition did not improve, they were shifted to K.R. Hospital on December 29.

“Unfortunately, none of them disclosed to the doctors that they had consumed essence. Hence, they were being symptomatically treated for stomachache, vomiting and headache,” Mr Ramesh said.

Though doctors were perplexed with their medical parameters and questioned them, none of them had revealed that they had consumed essence while preparing cake, said Mr. Ramesh.