UP: 1 student dies of food poisoning, 12 hospitalized
(PTI desk)
A student of Kasturba Gandhi Awasiye Balika Vidyalaya in Bahuar village in UP's Mirzapur district died of food poisoning, while 12 other girls, who were taken ill, had to be hospitalized. Union Minister Anupriya Patel who is the Member of Parliament from Mirzapur visited the school today and assured the family members of the deceased girl that a magisterial probe would be ordered.
12 girls discharged from the hospital after treatment
"Thirteen girls fell ill yesterday, after having their afternoon meal. Efforts were made to treat the girls at the school itself, but when their conditions did not improve, they were sent to the hospital," said Chunar Sub-Divisional Magistrate Chatrapal Yadav today. "13-year-old Naina Devi was declared dead at the hospital," he said, adding the remaining 12 girls were discharged after treatment.
Warden has been suspended: DM
The girls had been given rice, daal, roti, and sabji in the lunch, said the school hostel warden Madhurani Dubey, adding of the 90 students in the school, 13 fell ill due to food poisoning. The warden has been suspended, said District Magistrate Anurag Patel.
