hyderabad one person has died and at least 50 people were affected after they reportedly consumed adulterated toddy in vikarabad district on saturday in what caused tension in as many as 11 villages in two mandals the victims suddenly took ill suffered convulsions and fell down not knowing what was the cause the victims were rushed to local hospitals vikarabad district collector pausumi basu said the arrangements had been made to shift patients to other major hospitals in vikarabad and also to hyderabad if the situation warranted she said there was a flow of patients some of whom had recovered and left the hospital collector pausmi basu who visited the vikarabad primary health centre said around 35 patients were admitted to the hospitals and were being provided treatment based on their symptomsexcise officials have collected samples of the toddy from the villages where they reportedly consumed it and have sent it for analysis health camps are also being organised in the villages to take patients to hospitalsvikarabad mla methuku anand said from the information that was gathered from those who were affected they all consumed toddy in their villages he however said it was being verified if the cause of the illness was due to the consumption of toddy education minister sabitha indra reddy asked officials to see that the victims get timely and proper medical care collector pauumi basu said ambulances had been kept ready to shift patients to hyderabad if necessary most of the victims were from erravalli and nawabpet mandals