Jharkhand state government run hospital cum medical college RIMS in Ranchi has suffered a set back with the alleged case of food poisoning registered by the police.

According to the police, a first-year postgraduate student of Obstetrics and Gynaecology fell ill after having tea ordered and supplied by the canteen near the Orthopaedic ward of the hospital.Soon, she was admitted in the hospital and put on ventilator.

The victim student was learnt to be on duty at night on Thursday when other doctors too had ordered tea from the same canteen.

"After finishing her work, she took a couple of sips of tea and said it was not good and smelled bad, so the rest of the doctors did not take it," the official said.That saved other doctors.

As a result, sine Doctors suspect that the victim student was affected by chemical poisoning, not simple food poisoning.

The canteen has been sealed, a toxicology test is underway, and the canteen worker who served the tea has been detained. Police are investigating, while hospital officials say the next 48 hours are crucial for her recovery.

Apparently, it is a case of poisoning, the spokesperson of the government-run institute said.The condition of the victim student is stable but critical. However, the canteen has been sealed.

A complaint has been lodged with the police in this connection.A police official said that a canteen person who served the tea has been detained for questioning.