Nearly 80 students in UP's Deoria school fall ill due to food poisoning

In a case of food poisoning, around 80 students from the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Ashram Method Inter College in Mehroona village of this district fell ill with symptoms of stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhoea, officials said on Monday.

The incident took place after the children had a dinner Sunday night, they said.

District Magistrate Divya Mittal told reporters that the students are in stable condition while an investigation into the incident is underway.

According to an official statement released Monday evening, some students at the government-run school were reported to have fallen ill due to food poisoning.

Two students, Akash and Nitesh, are receiving treatment at Maharishi Devraha Baba Medical College. The remaining students received primary treatment from a team of doctors led by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at the school itself.

All students are safe, and a medical team remains at the school as a precaution, the statement said.

District Magistrate Mittal and ...