'Dead Snakelet' In Food: 56 Students Taken Ill After Breakfast In Karnataka School - Watch

The dead reptile was found in the vessel used to cook 'upma' as breakfast. All the students of eighth and ninth grades are undergoing treatment at a hospital

Student fell ill

Chennai: In a bizarre turn of events, in a village in Yadgir taluka, as many as 56 students fell sick after consuming breakfast allegedly cooked with a snakelet in Karnataka on Thursday.

The dead reptile was found in the vessel used to cook 'upma' as breakfast in the morning. All the students of eighth and ninth grades are undergoing treatment at a hospital.

As many as 56 students fell sick after consuming breakfast allegedly cooked with a snakelet in Yadgir dist of #Karnataka.

The dead reptile was found in the vessel used to cook 'upma' as breakfast. All the students of eighth & ninth grades are undergoing treatment at a hospital. pic.twitter.com/PlBVKxuknN

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The incident took place in Vishwaradhya Vidyavardhaka Residential School in Abbetumkur village of Yadgir taluk which alos didn't have basic infrastructure. Students who had breakfast fell sick. The snakelet was discovered in the vessel while breakfast was being served. Panic gripped the hostel following the incident.

They were rushed to Primary Health Centre at Mandal and later shifted to the district hospital. Dr Vedmurthy, Superintendent of Police of Yadgir visited the ailing students. The police have taken up the case for investigation.