Overview

• Thirty-two students at the ST Gurukul hostel in Mudigonda were hospitalized after consuming chicken curry and pulihora, with 30 discharged and five under observation in stable condition.
• Doctors suspect gas formation from the pulihora and a misprepared black-eyed peas dish may have triggered the vomiting and diarrhea that led to hospital admissions.
• Authorities have established a medical camp on campus and sent food samples for laboratory analysis to pinpoint the outbreak’s cause.
• The Telangana Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of the incident and directed the chief secretary to submit a comprehensive report by August 28 covering health outcomes, inquiry findings and preventive measures.
• Opposition BRS leaders have seized on the outbreak to accuse the Congress government of failing to enforce the task force’s December diet menu and hygiene SOPs under a fragmented welfare department structure.