KUMUD JENAMANI
Jamshedpur, June 21: About two dozen students of Kaushal Vikash Kendra, Mango fell victim to food poisoning at their hostel on Tuesday.
The students were learnt to have fallen sick after eating egg curry and ‘puri’ in the breakfast this morning.
Though the students, all girls belonging to the lower strata of the society fell sick simultaneously after having consumed the breakfast, a section of the ailing students claimed that they fell sick due to eating food brought online during a birthday party on Monday night.
“It was my birthday on Monday. I celebrated the occasion by throwing a party at the hostel. I had bought cake, fast food and beverages from somewhere in Mango. In the morning, all those who enjoyed the party had started suffering from loose motion and vomiting. Then we were brought to the MGM medical college hospital by the centre management,” claims Reena Kumari while talking to this correspondent.
Reena, who was one of the five ailing students who were admitted to the medical college hospital’s emergency ward, could not say anything about five other girls from the same centre found undergoing treatment lying in the corridor of the emergency block.
Dukhi Sabar, one of the sick girls lying in the corridor said she fell sick after consuming egg curry and puri this morning.
“I do not know why are they trying to twist such a grievous by telling lie. All the girls fell sick almost an hour of consuming breakfast only,” said Dukhi Sabar.
Significantly, none of the people from the Kaushal Vikash Kendra management was available for comment on the issue.
Arun Kumar, superintendent, MGM Medical College Hospital said that in all two dozens girls were brought for the treatment at the noon.
“The girls were sick due to food poisoning. Six of the girls were sent back after first-aid, but the rest of them were admitted for the treatment,” said Kumar adding that the condition of all the girls is stable.
