Punjab: The children did not report any loose motion or vomiting at the hospital, but they had complained of vomiting symptoms before bring brought here.
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As many as 18 students of a government school in Punjab’s Sangrur district were rushed to a hospital as they complained of stomach ache and vomiting after having a meal in the hostel mess, officials said on Saturday. To subscribe please click tau.id/2iy6f and access our live channel.
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Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said the food contractor has been arrested and an inquiry by the sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) has been ordered in the matter.
Taking a serious note of the incident, the state government has got the mess contractor Maninder Singh and mess manager Parminder Singh, arrested and suspended the school principal Munish Mohan.
The incident came to light after parents of several students began to rush to the Government Meritorious School – a residential school, village Ghabdan, district Sangrur.
They were telephonically informed by their wards that they had fallen sick after having dinner at the hostel mess.
They complained of severe stomach ache, vomiting, diarrhoea and restlessness. Officials suspect it is a case of food poisoning.
According to information, while about 18 students were admitted to the district civil hospital Friday night, more than 50 were admitted Saturday morning.
While about 60 students had been discharged by the evening after treatment, the remaining about 10 students were still admitted at the hospital. The condition, however, of all the students was said to be stable.
A three-day holiday has been declared so as to refill all mess items and provisions afresh. They also said that an inquiry headed by the local sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) had also been formed to conduct a thorough probe.
