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.