CHARSADDA: Nine members of a family, including six children and three women, were hospitalised after allegedly consuming contaminated rabri (chilled) milk in the Akhtarabad area of Tangi tehsil here on Tuesday.

According to local sources, all the affected individuals developed health complications shortly after consuming the dairy product. They were rushed to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, Tangi, where doctors provided emergency treatment and continued to monitor their condition.

Following the incident, the Tangi assistant commissioner, accompanied by officials of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority, conducted a raid on the shop from where the milk product had reportedly been purchased.

Food authority officials collected samples and launched an investigation to determine the cause of the suspected food poisoning. Authorities said laboratory tests would ascertain whether the milk was contaminated or unfit for consumption.

Officials added that further investigations were under way and legal action would be taken against those found responsible if any violation of food safety regulations was established.

Published in Dawn, June 11th, 2026