Six people, including women and children, fell ill after consuming sweets from a local shop in Uttar Pradesh`s Pratapgarh on Friday, officials said. The incident took place at Mirpur village under Fatanpur police station area, they said.

According to the villagers, Aarti (24) had come to her maternal home in Mirpur to celebrate the festival of Raksha Bandhan and brought the sweets purchased from Ramapur market in the district.