Food poisoning: 30 students take ill in Mandya

The incident triggered tension at the hostel for sometime as the anxious parents rushed to the hostel to see their wards. While a majority of the students were discharged after the first aid, some of them were admitted to private nursing homes.

According to the inmates, some students started vomiting after having dinner on Friday night.  The hostel authorities also helped in arranging immediate medical treatment for the students in hospital.

A separate team of doctors also visited the hostel and conducted a health check-up for the inmates. Officials of public instruction and health departments too visited the spot.