Tezpur (Assam), Jul 11 (PTI) Two members of a family died due to suspected food poisoning in Assam’s Sonitpur district, a top official said on Friday. Both the victims fell ill after consuming home-made ‘pithas’ (rice cakes). Sonitpur district commissioner Ankur Bharali said the family had the ‘pithas’ for breakfast on Monday, after which 53-year-old Nirupama Devi fell ill. She was taken to the state dispensary at Basseria on Tuesday after her condition deteriorated, where she was diagnosed as hypoglycaemic and referred to Tezpur Medical College Hospital (TMCH). Though she was discharged after symptomatic treatment, her condition worsened and she breathed her last at TMCH, where was admitted for the second time, around Wednesday midnight, officials said. Bharali said the cause of death has been mentioned as acute bowel obstruction and septicaemia. The second victim, nine-year-old Dikshita, was admitted to Basseria state dispensary on Wednesday after continuous vomiting. “She was referred for advanced treatment and died on way to Guwahati,” the DC said. Bharali said officials of Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme and Basseria state dispensary visited the house on Thursday for case specific investigation. Rice and water samples have been collected for testing, Bharali added. PTI COR SSG SSG MNB