Lucknow:  Four specially-abled children died and at least 16 were taken ill, allegedly after they had dinner at a government rehabilitation centre in the Para area here, officials said on Thursday. More than 20 special needs children residing at the centre fell ill on Tuesday evening, possibly due to food poisoning, and were taken to the Lok Bandhu Raj Narayan Combined Hospital. “A total of four children — two girls and two boys — aged between 12 and 17 years have died. Their bodies have been sent for post-mortem and their viscera will be preserved,” Lucknow District Magistrate Vishak G told PTI. Dr Rajeev Kumar Dixit, medical superintendent of the hospital, told PTI Videos that around 20 children were brought to the facility from the rehabilitation centre on Tuesday evening. “All these children were mentally challenged. They were severely dehydrated when they arrived. Despite our best efforts, two of them died,” he said. Two more critically-ill children, who were referred to another government hospital, succumbed, he said. The condition of the remaining 16 has improved, …