DAMAULI: Forty-one villagers have been taken ill after attending a feast hosted by their neighbor.

The incident took place on Saturday when Dhanraj Shrestha of Bhanu Municipality-3 had hosted a feast on the occasion of the rice feeding ceremony of his son.

The locals were served with fish and chicken curry, vegetables, rice and salad.

The sick are suffering from diarrhea, headache and fever. Of the sick, three have been rushed to Kathmandu while others are undergoing treatment at the Laxmi Hospital in Dumre, police said.