At least 11 tribals died of food poisoning and about a dozen were battling for life in a hospital in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region after they reportedly ate half-cooked ox meat at a village feast, officials said on Tuesday.

The victims belonged to the forested Bandapal and Khurpai villages, over 300 km south of Raipur, located in the border area of Narayanpur and Kanker districts.