Tripura: 35 students admitted to hospital after eating lunch

Agartala: At least 35 students of a school in Tripura fell ill after having lunch and were admitted to hospital.

Following the incident, the Chief Medical Officer of Tripura’s Dhalai district has ordered the immediate seizure of vegetables, cooked goods and other related materials for proper testing.

The students belonged to Junior Basic English Medium School in Dhalai district of Tripura.
The incident took place on Saturday in Chawmanu area of Longtharai Valley Subdivisions.
Doctors said it was an alleged adverse effect of the food and students admitted to hospital.
“Those who were served bad food could have thought it was no longer edible,” the source said. Some students told their families that the khichdi smelled bad.

Meanwhile, immediately after eating, the students started feeling unwell and some started vomiting.
As per the latest information, only eight to nine children are admitted who would be discharged by Sunday.

They were taken to hospital and most of them were discharged after initial treatment.