Jharkhand: 65 students fall ill after dead chameleon found in mid-day meal
The students who started vomiting after eating the meal were referred to the Masalia community health centre, and their condition is stated to be stable.
Press Trust of India | September 13, 2024 | 09:10 PM IST
NEW DELHI: At least 65 students of a government school were taken ill after consuming mid-day meal in Jharkhand's Dumka district on Friday, an official said. A dead chameleon was allegedly found in the meal, he said. The incident took place at a middle school in Tongra area.
The students, who started vomiting after eating the meal, were referred to the Masalia community health centre, and their condition is stated to be stable, Block Development Officer (BDO) Azfar Husnain said.
"They claimed to have found a dead chameleon in the mid-day meal," he said. Tongra police station in-charge Gurucharan Manjhi said the matter was being investigated.
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