Overview
- The children fell ill after eating sambar and rice at the Mandal Parishad Primary School in Venkatapur, Sangareddy district.
- All 22 students received treatment at the Narayankhed Government Hospital and were expected to be discharged the same night, according to police.
- Officials said investigations are underway and the exact cause of the illness has not been confirmed.
- Local reports say leftover food from a nearby function was reheated and served, leading to the removal of a staff member and a show-cause notice to the principal.
- Earlier in January, more than 33 students near Coimbatore fell sick after a school lunch, prompting hospitalizations, food-quality checks, and a police probe that renewed scrutiny of the mid-day meal scheme.