25 students hospitalised after bee attack near Chikkamagaluru college

Injured students being treated at the hospital.

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Chikkamagaluru: 25 students have been hospitalised following a bee attack near Mountain View College in Chikkamagaluru on Thursday.

It has been alleged that some persons had thrown stones on the beehive on a tree near the college during the lunch break. The bees attacked the students, resulting in injuries to a minimum of 25 students.

The injured were admitted to the district government hospital.

Condition of one of the students is serious and he has been shifted to the district hospital in Hassan for advanced treatment, the doctors said.