VARANASI: About 150 students of Bahadurpur primary school of Haldi area in Ballia district fell ill after consuming mid-day meal (MDM) on Saturday afternoon.
Angered over the incident villagers attacked the school. Following initial scuffle with principal and teachers they locked themselves inside the rooms of school to save themselves from the angry mob of locals. All students were rushed to the district hospital where their condition started stabilizing.
According to SP Ballia Manoj Kumar Jha, against the total strength of 170 about 150 students were present in school on Saturday. Apart from the students the cook and his assistant also consumed MDM. After half an hour the health condition of all of them started deteriorating. While maximum students started vomiting, many of them also fell unconscious.
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