Archive · 26 Sep 2026
Rat-Bite Incidents at Telangana Girls’ Hostel Prompt Safety Concerns
Fourteen girls at a hostel were reportedly bitten by rats while they slept.
The hostel is part of the Telangana Social Welfare Girls Gurukul School.
The incident happened on Tuesday night in Palakurthi mandal.
The students were taken to a government hospital the next day for treatment.
Former minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao visited the school on Friday.
Police and school staff stopped him at the gate.
He then held a protest with BRS leaders.
He asked about cleanliness, safety, hostel facilities and why parents were not told immediately.
Fourteen students were reportedly bitten by rats while sleeping at a girls’ hostel in Palakurthi mandal on Tuesday night.
The affected students were taken to Palakurthi Government Hospital and treated on Wednesday.
Former minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao visited the school on Friday to meet the students and assess their condition.
Police and school staff stopped Rao at the gate, prompting him to stage a dharna with BRS leaders.
Rao questioned hostel sanitation and safety measures and demanded action over the delayed notification of parents.
- Who
- Fourteen students, school and hostel staff, police, and former minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao were involved.
- What
- Fourteen students were reportedly bitten by rats, followed by a political protest over hostel safety and delayed parental notification.
- When
- The bites reportedly occurred Tuesday night; the students received treatment Wednesday, and Rao visited Friday.
- Where
- The incident occurred at the Telangana Social Welfare Girls Gurukul School hostel in Palakurthi mandal, Jangaon district, Telangana.
- Why
- Rao sought information about sanitation, safety and facilities and questioned why parents were not informed immediately.
- Reportedly affected
- 14 students
- Incident
- Students were reportedly bitten by rats while sleeping
- Location
- Telangana Social Welfare Girls Gurukul School, Palakurthi mandal, Jangaon district
- Treatment
- Palakurthi Government Hospital
- Treatment date
- Wednesday
- Visit date
- Friday
- Political response
- Errabelli Dayakar Rao staged a dharna with BRS leaders after being stopped at the gate