CHENNAI: At least 15 young men in Savattur and Pothatturpet villages, about 140 km from Chennai, complained of nausea and giddiness after they consumed the fruit of a tree and were admitted to government hospital in Tiruttani on Tuesday.

All the patients were aged between 15 and 25, police said.

Villagers told the police that they had never consumed the fruit of the tree that stood on the banks of a pond in the area. However, the young men consumed the fruit out of curiosity and fell sick.

Police said the fruit was black in colour. They collected some fruits and sent them for testing.

