KASARGOD: One more person has been arrested in connection with the incident of a girl dying after eating shawarma in Cheruvathur. The Chanthera police arrested Ahamed, third accused, native of Padanna in Kasargod and manager of the coolbar. He was on the run after the girl died of food poisoning. With this, three have been arrested in the case.

The initial post-mortem report said the girl died of food poisoning. There is a plan to issue a lookout circular for Kunhammed, the owner of the cool bar, who is in Dubai. In the meanwhile, police have registered a suo moto case for setting ablaze the van of Ideal Cool bar.

Devananda and others had shawarma from the cool bar on Friday. They had shawarma on Friday between 12 noon and 6 pm. The investigation also found that the freezer where the meat was kept was not clean.

Nearly 52 people are undergoing treatment in various hospitals following food poisoning.