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Dead lizard in mid-day meal creates panic

Staff Reporter

70 students at Hindupur admitted to district hospital

ANANTAPUR: Some 70 students of Dr. Zakir Hussain Municipal Upper Primary School at Hindupur in the district were admitted to district coordinator's hospital there on Friday, as a dead lizard was found in rice vessel after 204 students had their meal. However, no student suffered any illness. According to information reaching here, 200 students had their meal at 11.30 a.m., as they had to go for Friday prayers. When 2 kg of cooked rice was left in the vessel, the students and cooks found a dead lizard in it.

They stopped serving the remaining rice. The news spread in Rahamatpet area leading to parents rushing in to the school and making their children vomit the food forcibly.

Some parents rushed 70 children to the hospital with the fear that the rice might have got poisoned. All the students were made to vomit at the hospital and sent home. Municipal Chairperson, Subhan Seth, expressed anguish at the negligence of the teachers and cooks.

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