Probe ordered after 28 UP school students fall ill

Badaun, April 4 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government has ordered an inquiry into the alleged food poisoning incident that took place in a government residential school for girls in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district.Nearly 28 girls had fallen ill after having dinner on Saturday. All the affected students were between 10 to 14-years-old and were admitted at the community health centre.Their condition is now said to be stable, said a school official.According to sources, the food is checked for quality by the school in-charge before it is served to the students.However, on Saturday, a few students had already started eating dinner before it was checked.Soon after consuming the dinner, a few of the students started vomiting while some complained of a stomach ache and dizziness.Badaun's Chief Development Officer, Rishi Raj said the samples of the food have been sent to a lab for testing."Strict action will be taken against the person found guilty," he added.
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