Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Kerala Students Fall Ill After Pantry Food On Train
Kerala schoolchildren were travelling home by train after visiting Delhi.
Some children became sick after eating food from the train’s pantry car.
They felt nauseous and some vomited or had diarrhea and dizziness.
The train stopped at Khandwa so doctors could help them.
Doctors gave the children first aid, medicines and other basic treatment.
One report said the children were taken off the train, while another said doctors treated them inside.
Railway staff continued monitoring them as the journey continued.
Reports differed on whether 15 to 20 or about 50 children were affected, and officials said the exact cause still needed investigation.
Reports said either 15–20 or around 50 Kerala schoolchildren fell ill.
The students were travelling from Delhi to Kerala after an educational tour.
They reported nausea, vomiting, dizziness, diarrhea and uneasiness after eating pantry-car food near Itarsi.
Doctors treated the children at Khandwa station, with reports differing on whether they were deboarded.
The train was held for about 40 minutes and departed toward Bhusawal around 9:45 pm.
- Who
- Kerala schoolchildren travelling with school staff after an educational tour; reports differed on whether 15–20 or around 50 were ill.
- What
- The students developed nausea, vomiting and other symptoms after eating food from the train’s pantry car.
- When
- Late Friday night; the train reached Khandwa at about 9:05 pm and departed around 9:45 pm.
- Where
- Aboard the Mangala Lakshadweep Express and at Khandwa railway station in Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- Food poisoning was suspected after the children ate pantry food near Itarsi, but the exact cause remained unconfirmed.
- Train
- Mangala Lakshadweep Express
- Journey
- Delhi to Kerala, with the students travelling toward Thrissur
- Total group
- One report said around 80 Kerala schoolchildren were travelling
- Affected students
- Reports differed between 15–20 and around 50 children
- Symptoms
- Nausea, vomiting, dizziness, diarrhea and uneasiness
- Medical response
- Doctors provided first aid, primary treatment and medicines at Khandwa
- Station halt
- The train was detained for about 40 minutes and departed around 9:45 pm
- Cause
- Food poisoning was suspected, pending investigation
