Overview
- Students at Baluwaha Middle School in Saharsa reported stomach pain and vomiting after Thursday’s lunch, with 105 treated at Sadar Hospital and about 50 at Mahishi Public Health Centre.
- District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar said the children’s condition has improved and doctors are keeping them under observation.
- A rumour that a snake was found in a plate set off panic as parents rushed children to hospitals and some students from nearby schools went in as a precaution.
- Authorities collected meal samples for laboratory testing, requested an inspection by India’s food-safety regulator FSSAI, and opened a probe into whether required checks like teachers tasting the food were followed.
- The cause has not been confirmed, doctors have reported no signs of severe poisoning so far, and differing tallies from roughly 115 to more than 150 are being reconciled as the probe continues.