A “momo eating challenge" turned fatal for a 25-year-old Bihar youth on Thursday. Bipin Kumar Paswan, a resident of Gopalganj in Bihar, indulged in a “who can eat the maximum number of momos" game with friends and fell unconscious after eating a lot of dumplings.
Bipin, who worked in a mobile repair shop, was rushed to the hospital by his friends where he was declared brought dead. According to a Zee News report, Bipin ate around 150 momos during the challenge.
The deceased’s father, on the other hand, alleged that his friends orchestrated a “conspiracy" to kill his son. He claimed that they deliberately proposed the challenge and poisoned Bipin.
Thave Police station in charge, however, said that no complaint has been filed by the family of the deceased in connection with the death. Prompt action will be taken if a complaint is filed, police said.
According to an India Today report, police reached the spot and sent the body for postmortem. A medical report is awaited and an investigation into the incident is underway.
In another bizarre incident involving momo, a man from Bihar’s Bhagalpur who was believed to be dead by his family was found eating momos in Noida last month. Nishant Kumar from Dhruvganj disappeared from his in-laws’ house on January 31. His brother-in-law was accused of kidnapping him and coincidentally, he also found him eating momos.