Indore: At least 20 female students staying in a hostel of a private university in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district fell ill due to alleged food poisoning, an official revealed today. According to Manish Chowdhary, registrar at SAGE University, the students complained of vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain.
“Out of the affected students, the condition of eight is fine, while 10 to 12 students are undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Rau area”, said the official. The university management has denied the contamination of food prepared in its canteen.
There are around 290 students; male and female in the university hostel. While other students who had food in the mess on Sunday are absolutely fine, many students who had gone to the city during the day and consumed food from outside had fallen sick. Mr. Chaudhary confirmed that some students had non-vegetarian food cooked outside the hostel premises on Sunday.