Kolkata Nov 18 (IANS) Eighty-seven students were rushed to hospital for a check-up after a dead lizard was found in one of the student s mid-day meal plate at a state-run primary school in West Bengal s Bankura district an official said on Saturday.
The incident took place in Mandarmani Primary School in Bankura district s Onda on Friday afternoon.
According to district administration none of the students fell ill and most of them were discharged from the hospital after primary check-up.
"There was panic among the students after a dead lizard was found in one of their classmates food... The district administration and school authorities took them to the local hospital immediately for check-up but none was found seriously ill " Monirul Islam Block Medical Officer of Onda told IANS.
"Most of the students were released immediately after check-up. Two or three of them were kept in the hospital overnight under observation. However all of them were released today (Saturday) " Islam also the Superintendent of Onda Super-specialty Hospital said.
The local police also said they were notified about the incident and confirmed that none of the students fell seriously ill.
--IANS
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