13 students fall ill after dinner at Hyderabad school, hospitalised

The hostel staff immediately shifted them by ambulance to the Government Hospital in Cheriyal, where doctors examined them and provided treatment. Their condition was reported to be stable.13 students fall ill after dinner at Kasturba school in Telangana's Siddipet (Photo: ITG)Thirteen students of the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) in Telangana’s Siddipet district were hospitalised after complaining of stomachache and discomfort following dinner on Sunday night.According to officials, the students had chapati and potato curry for breakfast and chicken for lunch on Sunday. Later in the evening, after dinner, 13 students complained of stomach pain and fell ill.The hostel staff immediately shifted them by ambulance to the Government Hospital in Cheriyal, where doctors examined them and provided treatment. Their condition was reported to be stable.Doctors suspect that the students may have fallen ill due to possible contamination of food or drinking water, particularly amid the prevailing monsoon conditions. Education department officials have launched an inquiry to determine the cause of the illness. Authorities are also expected to test the quality of the food and drinking water supplied at the hostel as part of the investigation.FIRST YEAR MBBS STUDENT DIES BY SUICIDEIn a separate incident, a 19-year-old first-year MBBS student allegedly died by suicide by jumping from a building, police said on Sunday. The deceased was a student of Osmania Medical College. Some local residents noticed his body in the early hours of Sunday in an area under Uppal police station limits and informed the police. "It seems he was under depression," a police official said based on preliminary investigation, without elaborating.No suicide note was recovered. A case was registered, the official said. Meanwhile, the Telangana Junior Doctors Association (T-JUDA) expressed condolences over his demise.- EndsWith agency inputsPublished By: Priyanka KumariPublished On: Aug 17, 2026 22:07 IST