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Over 50 Boys Fall Ill at Telangana Welfare Hostel, Most Recovering as Probe Begins

Authorities have collected food samples for lab analysis to identify the source.

Overview

  • Between 52 and 54 students from the BC Welfare/Residential boys' hostel in Dharmavaram were hospitalised after dinner on Friday with vomiting and stomach pain.
  • Doctors reported all patients are clinically stable, with at least 32 discharged by Saturday morning and the remainder under observation.
  • District health and food safety officials opened an inquiry and collected kitchen samples for testing, with eggs to be examined if available.
  • Students said the meal included sambar, rice, and cabbage or cauliflower curry, and investigators are awaiting laboratory results.
  • The district collector ordered more frequent inspections, raising Tahsildar visits to weekly, and the Telangana Human Rights Commission sought a detailed report by November 24.