Overview
- Students discovered a decomposed monkey in an overhead water tank after complaints of foul-smelling water, and many residents reported stomach pain, vomiting and fever.
- Government Ayurvedic College Hospital examined and treated 54 students for stomach-related symptoms and reported the group stable while three were referred for further attention.
- Assam Engineering College cleaned the tank, moved the hostel mess to another building and organised medical check-ups and sample collection for testing, with results not yet released.
- Students say the carcass may have been in the tank for up to a week after the Durga Puja break and say routine inspections were missed, prompting criticism of the college’s maintenance and hygiene practices.
- College officials cited frequent incursions by large monkey groups from a nearby hill and said they have written to the Forest Department, raising fresh pressure for stronger animal-control and campus safety measures.