Nearly 40 students at a government hostel in Shahada, Nandurbar, fell ill due to suspected food poisoning and gastritis on Saturday. District Collector Mitali Sethi said 25 students were hospitalised and are now stable, while food and medical samples have been collected. Authorities have launched an investigation to determine accountability

In a recent incident from Nandurbar, Maharashtra, nearly 40 students at a government hostel in Shahada fell ill due to suspected food poisoning. The incident triggered panic among students.

Following the news on Saturday, District Collector Mitali Sethi visited the hospital, while authorities launched an investigation and sent food and medical samples for testing. The students' condition is reported to be stable, with a few shifted to a private hospital for better treatment.

Meanwhile, talking to reporters regarding the incident, District Collector Sethi said, “In Shahada, where our social welfare hostel is currently located, 40 children have been diagnosed with a mix of food poisoning and gastritis. Twenty-five of them are hospitalised. Twenty are at the Rural Hospital in Shahada, and five children had some oxygen and blood pressure issues, so they have been admitted to the ICO.”

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