Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Thirteen Students Hospitalised After Suspected Food Poisoning in Bhopal
Thirteen students at a residential school in Bhopal became sick after eating dinner on Saturday night.
They had stomach pain and vomited, so they were taken to hospital.
The students said they believed a lizard had fallen into their food.
A video shows something that looks like a lizard in a cooking pot, but the claim has not yet been confirmed.
Doctors said all the students were stable and receiving care.
Six were in the children’s ward, and seven were in other wards.
Police are checking food samples and waiting for medical reports.
The hospital’s civil surgeon said the students were expected to be discharged by Monday.
Thirteen students at a government residential school in Bhopal were hospitalised after becoming ill on Saturday night.
Students reported stomach pain and vomiting after eating their usual meal.
Students alleged that a lizard was found in the food; a video reportedly shows an object resembling a lizard in a cooking vessel.
Doctors said all 13 students were stable, with six in the paediatric ward and seven in other wards.
Police are investigating and examining food samples; officials said the cause would be clearer after sample analysis and medical reports.
- Who
- Thirteen students from Government Shramoday Residential School.
- What
- They were hospitalised with stomach pain and vomiting after eating a meal; students alleged a lizard was in the food.
- When
- Saturday night; the incident was reported after the meal.
- Where
- Government Shramoday Residential School in the Mugaliya Chhap-Neelbad area of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh; the students were admitted to JP Hospital.
- Why
- The students’ illness was suspected to be food poisoning, but the cause had not been confirmed pending food sample analysis and medical reports.
- Students hospitalised
- 13
- Reported symptoms
- Stomach pain and vomiting
- Hospital
- JP Hospital
- Paediatric ward
- Six students
- Other wards
- Seven students
- Students’ allegation
- A lizard was found in the meal; this had not been confirmed
- Investigation
- Police were examining food samples and awaiting medical reports
- Reported discharge expectation
- The civil surgeon said students were expected to be discharged by Monday