Maharashtra: At least 26 children fall ill after eating biryani at madrassa
Five of the students were in a critical condition and had to be taken to a hospital in Mumbai.
At least 26 children fell ill on Wednesday after consuming biryani at a madrassa in Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi city, ANI reported. The children were admitted to the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in the city.
However, later on, five of the children were in a critical condition and were taken to a hospital in Mumbai, Anil Throta, a doctor at the Bhiwandi hospital told ANI. All the children showed signs of food poisoning, Throta added.
Bhiwandi Collector Shashikant Gaikwad said the students were served biryani at a feast organised at the Diwan Shah Madrassa on Wednesday afternoon, PTI reported. After eating it, the boys, aged 12 to 15, complained of vomiting, nausea, stomach ache and giddiness.
