Overview
- Students at UIT, RGPV in Bhopal reported on March 18 that a cooked vegetable dish contained what appeared to be a dead lizard.
- A widely shared video shows a mess worker biting the disputed piece and insisting it was capsicum, not a lizard.
- University officials have formed an investigative committee, and Director Sudhir Bhadoria pledged strict action if lapses are confirmed.
- The canteen operator denies wrongdoing and maintains the item was capsicum, with the inquiry still underway and no findings released.
- Some students are urging a temporary shutdown of the canteen until the investigation concludes and results are disclosed.