50 Children Hospitalised After Consuming Mid-Day Meal In Bihar; ‘It Had A Chameleon’

New Delhi: Fifty school children were hospitalised after they complained of stomach ache and vomiting allegedly after consuming a mid-day meal at a primary school in Dumra block of Bihar’s Sitamarhi district on Tuesday. According to officials, the children were referred to Sadar Hospital where they are said to be stable.

A doctor at Sadar Hospital said that children complained that a chameleon was found in the mid-day meal that was consumed by them.

“They have complained that a chameleon was found in the mid-day meal. They had consumed the same food. All the children here are stable and symptom-free. We have kept them under observation. Everything is normal now. Their parents are with them. There is nothing to worry about,” said Dr Sudha Jha.

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