70 students take ill after mid-day meal

Students complained of vomiting and stomach ache immediately after meals. They were immediately brought to Community Health Centre in Uppinangady for first aid and later shifted to government hospital and two private hospitals in Puttur. Twenty students had recovered by evening.

The students told Deccan Herald that the rice was smelly and they started to vomit immediately after having the food. Puttur Assistant Commissioner and police officers visited the school.