Bhadrak: As many as ten students of Rajpur Tihidi Primary school were taken ill after consuming poisonous fruits inside their school premises here Tuesday.
Sources said, after taking their mid-day meal, some students of the school had consumed fruits from a tree inside the school premises. Later the students complained of uneasiness and showed symptoms like nausea and vomiting following the school authorities immediately rushed them to Bhadrak District headquarters hospital (DHH).
It is suspected that the students fell ill because of food poisoning. After treatment, the condition of the students is stated to be stable now, said sources.
Meanwhile, the headmistress of the school also reached the hospital and enquired about the health of the students.
A day back, more than forty children were taken ill after consuming leftover food from a feast arranged at Parbatipur village in Athagarh block of Cuttack district.
PNN