Bihar Engineering Students Find Dead Snake In Food, Leading To Hospitalization
Bihar: Engineering students in the state's Banka claimed they found a dead snake in the food from their college canteen. They reported that 10-15 students were hospitalized after eating the contaminated food.
The students said they experienced nausea and vomiting after eating food from the canteen on Thursday night. They later found a small dead snake in the food, which came from a private mess.
The students said they had already complained to the college management about the food quality, but nothing changed.
#Patna: 11 students of Government engineering college of Bihar’s Banka, fell ill after having dinner served at the college mess had snake pieces in it on Thursday.
A doctor who treated the students said they complained of nausea, vomiting and giddiness after eating snake-mixed… pic.twitter.com/dGM0q4Wo9c
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What did the Bihar Authorities say on this matter?
After the incident, Banka's District Magistrate Anshul Kumar, along with the SDM and SDPO, visited the college to investigate.
The Sub-Divisional Officer said they investigated the matter and fined the mess owner.
The officer said they explained everything to the students and prepared the food again. The principal and the students then ate together.
