31 students hospitalised after eating 'pani puri' at roadside stall in Maharashtra's Nanded
Press Trust of India | April 17, 2025 | 03:51 PM IST | 1 min read
The affected students belong to three city-based educational institutions - Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, SGGS College and a nursing college, officials said.
NEW DELHI: In a suspected food-poisoning case, 31 students of different educational institutes were admitted to a government hospital in Maharashtra's Nanded city early on Thursday as they fell ill after consuming 'pani puri' at a roadside stall, officials said. The affected students belong to three city-based educational institutions - Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, SGGS College and a nursing college, they said.
"Thirty-one students were admitted to Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital 4 am onwards after they started visiting the medical facility with complaints of vomiting, nausea and uneasiness following consumption of 'pani puri' at a single stall," an official of the hospital said.
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After their medical examination, the students were admitted to various wards in the hospital for treatment, he said, adding that their condition was stable. Pani puri, a popular street snack, is known as 'golgappa' in northern India.
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