Here is related article written few years back but this warning was
ignored by the authorities.

Who will protect our children from Jatropha poisoning?
http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=earticleView&earticleId=847&page=-2


Pankaj Oudhia


--- In jatropha@..., "Pankaj Oudhia"
<pankajoudhia@...> wrote:
>
> Bio-diesel project proves fatal to Magarload natives
>
> From G Manjusainath DH News Service Raipur:
>
> The ambitious bio-diesel project of Chhattisgarh government is
> proving fatal for the natives of Magarload in Dhamtari district.
> After eating Ratanjot (biological name Jatropha Curcas) fruits, as
> many as 16 children were taken ill. They were later hospitalised
in
> the nearby primary health centres and are said to be in a critical
> state.
>
> According to the reports reaching here, Ratanjot has been planted
in
> mass scale in many villages of Magarload development block and
> children, ignoring the instruction to avoid going near to the
plant,
> are lured towards its sweet fruits. As the fruits of this plant
are
> highly purgative as well as carcinogenic, children are falling ill
> in Magarload area.
>
> Poisonous fruits
>
> Reports said that three children, Paramanand Sahu (6), Bespal Sahu
> (5) and Seema Sahu (3), of Dhipali village were admitted to the
> community health centre at Magarload in a critical state. Their
> parents stated that the children had gone to play on November 22,
> when they ate the Ratanjot fruits and soon returned home
complaining
> of loose motions and vomiting. Now, their condition is reported to
> be stable.
>
> This is not the first occasion, a few days ago, at Gadadih nine
> children were hospitalised after eating Ratanjot seeds and at
> Amachani village four children took ill. There is no treatment for
> this in any of the health centres in Chhattisgarh.
>
> A senior official of the Chhattisgarh Bio-diesel Development
> Authority requesting anonymity said there is in fact no cure for
the
> cases of Jatropha fruit consumption. “The only remedy is to flush
> out the seed from the patient.” The officer admitted that the
> Ratanjot seed can even lead to death.
>
> The state government started the bio-diesel project in 2004 and
> decided to grow eight crore plants of Ratanjot across the state.
>
> In order to take people into confidence on the bio-diesel project,
> Chief Minister Raman Singh is using 100 per cent bio-diesel,
> extracted from Ratanjot, in his vehicle since August 2004.
>
> The government has planned to begin commercial production of bio-
> diesel from 2008, when the saplings sown in various parts of the
> state will start bearing fruits. This project is drawing flak from
> various agricultural scientists and botanists.
>
> A noted botanist Pankaj Oudhia alleged that this plant is
> carcinogenic and of foreign origin, yet the government is planting
> it at mass scale without considering the consequences. “The
> incidents that has occurred in Magarload is just a beginning. More
> dangerous consequences of such mass scale plantation of Ratanjot
are
> still in store,” he said.
>
>
http://deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov262006/national23283020061125
> .asp
>