Workers at a garment factory in Bommasandra, run by Page Industries Ltd, exclusive licensees of Jockey International Inc (USA), started 2010 on a bitter note. Hundreds of factory workers were taken ill on Friday following a breakout of food poisoning symptoms. DNA’s photojournalists Mohan Kumar BN, Selvaprakash L and A Veeramani visit Narayana Hrudayalaya hospital, where most of the patients are now being treated, to get a real picture of their suffering and helplessness. Most still don’t know why they fell ill.

Not yet up and about: A young patient admitted to Narayana Hrudayalaya hospital feels well enough to sit up, though the effort seems to have exhausted her strength