80 Students Hospitalised After Consuming Biscuits in Maharashtra School

Around 80 students from a district council school in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district were hospitalised after consuming biscuits provided under a nutritional meal programme, according to officials.

The incident occurred on Saturday morning at a school in Keket Jalgaon village, where students began experiencing nausea and vomiting after eating the biscuits around 8:30 AM.

Upon receiving information, the village head and local authorities swiftly organised transportation to a rural hospital, where the students’ conditions were reported as stable. Dr Babasaheb Ghughe, the medical officer at the hospital, stated that 257 students showed symptoms of food poisoning, with 153 being brought to the hospital. Some were treated and released, while seven students who exhibited severe symptoms were transferred to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Civil Hospital for further care.

The school has a total of 296 students. Authorities are currently investigating the cause of the food poisoning.