Girl dies after drinking soft drink in college canteen
New Delhi, Feb 23, 2012, (IANS)
Kanika Sharma, 20, a resident of Ghaziabad on the outskirts of Delhi, had had a cold drink from the canteen of Vivekananda College where she was studying in BA third year and was and heading the students’ union.
“Kanika fell ill after drinking a cold drink from the college canteen at around 9 a.m. She was rushed to E.S.I. Hospital in Jhilmil Colony (east Delhi). But she passed away during treatment,” a police official said.
Police have seized the cold drink bottle and taken sample from it to check for presence of any poisonous substance.
The victim was a member of National Students' Union of India (NSUI), which is affiliated to the Congress.
