Archive · 18 Jan 2026
14 Students Fall Sick After Spicy Mid-Day Meal
In a school in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, 14 students felt very sick after eating their lunch.
The lunch was a dish called khichdi, which had too much chilli powder.
The students had headaches and stomach aches.
Teachers took them to a nearby clinic where a doctor gave them medicine.
All the students felt better and went home.
The people in charge of the school checked the kitchen and the leftover food.
They told the people who make the food to be more careful and not use too many spices.
Now, all the students are okay.
14 students fell sick after eating a spicy mid-day meal of khichdi at Sandipani School in Rawati, Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh.
Symptoms included severe headache and stomach pain, with the first complaint reported by student Durga.
Teachers rushed the affected children to a local clinic where they were treated for acidity and recovered by 4:30 PM.
District officials inspected the kitchen, tasted the leftover khichdi, and collected food samples, suspecting excessive chilli powder as the cause.
The mid-day meal contractor was instructed to limit the use of spices and adhere to food safety norms.
- Who
- 14 students from Sandipani School in Rawati, Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh
- What
- Fell sick after consuming a spicy mid-day meal of khichdi
- When
- Thursday afternoon
- Where
- Sandipani School, Rawati, Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- Excessive chilli powder in the meal is suspected to have caused the discomfort
- Location
- Sandipani School, Rawati, Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh
- Number of Affected Students
- 14
- Meal Consumed
- Khichdi
- Symptoms Reported
- Severe headache and stomach pain
- Total Students Who Ate
- 94
- Time of Incident
- Thursday afternoon
- Action Taken
- Students treated at local clinic, food samples collected, contractor instructed to follow safety norms
