Archive · 28 Nov 2025
Ten Students Ill After Pesticide in School Meal
Ten students in a school in Kadapa district got sick after eating lunch.
The food had tiny pesticide tablets in it, which made their stomachs hurt and they threw up.
The school quickly took them to the hospital, and they are feeling better now.
The tablets were supposed to keep bugs away from the food, but they were accidentally left in the food when it was cooked.
The students are okay now after getting treatment at the hospital.
Ten students fell ill due to suspected food poisoning in Kadapa district.
Pesticide tablets mixed into the sambar caused the contamination.
Students complained of stomach ache and vomiting.
Affected students were shifted to the government hospital and are stable.
The cook allegedly prepared the sambar without removing the pesticide tablets.
- Who
- Ten students of Municipal High School in Vasanthapet
- What
- Food poisoning due to pesticide contamination in school meal
- When
- Friday
- Where
- Vasanthapet, Kadapa district
- Why
- Pesticide tablets were inadvertently mixed into the sambar
- Location
- Vasanthapet, Kadapa district
- Institution
- Municipal High School
- Number of Students Affected
- 10
- Symptoms
- Stomach ache, vomiting
- Cause
- Pesticide tablets mixed in sambar
- Current Status
- Stable after treatment
- Date of Incident
- Friday
- Action Taken
- Students shifted to government hospital