UP Tragedy: 15-year-old student dies, 61 hospitalised after food poisoning incident in ashram school
Uttar Pradesh Tragedy: In a tragic and unsettling incident, 15-year-old student dead, 61 students hospitalised due to food poisoning.
The incident unfolded at the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Ashram School in Mehroona village.
Officials confirmed that the 15-year-old student, Shivam Yadav, passed away in Gorakhpur on Wednesday morning.
Two days prior, approximately 80 students from the school experienced severe symptoms of stomach pain, vomiting, and diarrhea after consuming a meal provided by the school. Out of these, 61 students remain hospitalised at Deoria Medical College.
District Magistrate Divya Mittal expressed her deep sorrow over the incident and assured that the hospitalized students are in stable condition and will be discharged soon. "All the students admitted for treatment at Deoria Medical College are healthy and will be discharged from today," she stated.
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Rajesh Jha provided further details on the case of Shivam Yadav, a resident of Bhaisiya Ramnagar, Farenda Tehsil in Maharajganj district. "The student receiving treatment at Baba Raghav Das Medical College in Gorakhpur passed away this Wednesday morning," he said.
Dr Jha explained that Shivam's health began to deteriorate on August 6, following the food poisoning incident on August 5. Initially admitted to Maharshi Deoraha Baba Medical College in Deoria, Shivam's condition was stable at first. However, on August 6, his health worsened suddenly due to a significant drop in blood pressure, necessitating his transfer to the ICU.
This incident has raised significant concerns about the safety and quality of meals provided in ashram schools, prompting a thorough investigation into the cause of the food poisoning
- With inputs from agencies
