30 students complained about vomiting and dizziness after eating the food on Thursday night. One of the girls claimed that she had noticed a lizard in the curry, which was then removed from the kitchen.
Kota Hostel Food Poisoning: Nearly 30 girl students were rushed to the hospital after eating the food served at their hostel. One of the students also claimed she had noticed a lizard in the curry, with officials saying a probe had been ordered. The incident occurred in Jawahar Nagar police station limits. The reports started spreading when around 30 students complained about vomiting and dizziness after eating the food on Thursday night. One of the girls claimed that she had noticed a lizard in the curry, which was then removed from the kitchen.
Students rushed to private hospital
The students were rushed to a nearby private hospital where one girl was admitted while the others were provided primary treatment.
The incident occurred around 8 pm and Chief Medical Health Officer (CMHO) Jagdish Soni was immediately informed. However, he saw the WhatsApp message at 10.30 pm.
Food thrown without taking samples
By that time, the food had been thrown out without samples being collected for examination and the other students had been given freshly cooked food, Soni told the reporters. However, the food safety team collected samples of raw food items and water from the hostel on Friday and a probe is underway.
Circle Inspector at Jawahar Nagar police station Vasudev also confirmed that the food the girls had eaten was thrown out and no sample was collected.
Girls discharged after observation
A medical team visited the hostel on Friday and screened the 30 girls. Two of the girls who had vomited were cleared while the student who was discharged from the hospital was advised admission for observation, Soni added.
Stating that it is an act of utter ignorance regarding contaminated food being thrown out before sampling, Kota City Additional District Magistrate Brij Mohan Bairwa that he had directed the CMHO to probe into the matter and submit a report within two days.
Bairwa is the nodal officer of the district-level monitoring committee on coaching institutes and hostels, added.
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