On Wednesday morning, a commotion erupted at Khandwa railway station when 15 members of a family traveling from Ajmer to Aurangabad on the Hisar-Hyderabad Weekly Express (train number 17019) fell ill with vomiting and diarrhea. The family, consisting of 12 adults and 3 children, had eaten food outside in Ajmer the...
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previous night and suspected food poisoning. Upon arrival at Khandwa, the train was delayed for about 10 minutes while a medical team from the district hospital attended to the passengers. They were examined, given medication and ORS, and their blood pressure was checked. After approximately 10 minutes, they were allowed to continue their journey on the same train.