Delhi: 13 children hospitalised after consuming mid-day meal
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Rice and boiled gram were served to the children and pregnant women at the anganwadi centre which was supplied by a group based in Uttam Nagar’s Deepak Vihar, a police official said.
At least 13 children and a helper at an Anganwadi center in Uttam Nagar were hospitalised on Tuesday allegedly after consuming mid-day meal in Delhi.
The children complained of vomiting and lost consciousness after consuming mid-day meal today, the police said. They were being treated at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, they added.
Rice and boiled gram were served to the children and pregnant women at the anganwadi centre which was supplied by a group based in Uttam Nagar’s Deepak Vihar, a police official said.
The anganwadi centre was being run for last 11 years by one Anita, (47) a resident of Hastal Vihar in Dwarka’s Uttam Nagar, he said, adding the centre has 46 children and 13 pregnant women.
A case was registered in connection with the incident. No person has been arrested yet.