Around 40 students at a government social welfare hostel in Shahada, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra, fall ill after consuming their evening meal, according to multiple reports. Authorities say the symptoms include food poisoning and gastritis, with some students also showing issues related to oxygen and blood pressure. In total, 25 students are hospitalized: 20 are treated at the Rural Hospital in Shahada and 5 are admitted to an intensive care unit (ICO) for closer monitoring, while a few students are also shifted to a private hospital for additional treatment. District Collector Mitali Sethi visits the hospitals and provides updates on the students’ condition, stating that most are stable and out of danger, with continued monitoring and plans for discharge soon after treatment. Police and district officials launch an investigation. Food samples and some vomit samples are collected and sent for laboratory testing to identify the cause. Officials also review hostel operations and indicate that accountability will be fixed, including potentially involving the head manager, social welfare officer, and warden, after lab results are received.
40 hostel students fall ill in Nandurbar after suspected meal-related food poisoning
Around 40 students at a government social welfare hostel in Shahada, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra, fall ill after consuming their evening meal, according to multiple reports. Authorities say the sy...
- About 40 students at a Shahada (Nandurbar) hostel fall ill after an evening meal.
- Symptoms are reported as food poisoning and gastritis.
- Twenty-five students are hospitalized—20 at the Rural Hospital in Shahada and 5 admitted to an ICO due to additional medical concerns.
- District Collector Mitali Sethi visits hospitals; officials report the students’ conditions are stable.
- Food and vomit samples are collected for laboratory testing, and an investigation is launched into hostel functioning and negligence.
In a recent incident from Nandurbar, Maharashtra, nearly 40 students at a government hostel in Shahada fell ill due to suspected food poisoning. The incident triggered panic among students.Following the news on Saturday, District Collector Mitali Sethi visited the hospital, while authorities launched an investigation and sent food and medical samples for testing. The students' condition is reported to be stable, with a few shifted to a private hospital for better treatment.Meanwhile, talking to reporters regarding the incident, District Collector Sethi said, “In Shahada, where our social welfare hostel is currently located, 40 children have been diagnosed with a mix of food poisoning and gastritis. Twenty-five of them are hospitalised. Twenty are at the Rural Hospital in Shahada, and five children had some oxygen and blood pressure issues, so they have been admitted to the ICO.”#WATCH | Nandurbar, Maharashtra: Nandurbar District Magistrate Mithali Sethi says, "In Shahada, where our social welfare hostel is currently located, 40 children have been diagnosed with a mix of food poisoning and gastritis. 25 of them are hospitalized. 20 are at the Rural… https://t.co/yx7jCJLL6f pic.twitter.com/8njm4ZFaSA— ANI (@ANI) July 12, 2026 Hospital responseIn the visuals, students are seen hospitalised while District Collector Mitali Sethi is also there, asking the children how they are now. The visuals also show parents who have been shocked by the incident.Nandurbar, Maharashtra: Around 40 students at a government hostel in Shahada fell ill due to suspected food poisoning. District Collector Mitali Sethi visited the hospital, while authorities launched an investigation and sent food and medical samples for testing. The students'… pic.twitter.com/st9GXc6xRw— IANS (@ians_india) July 12, 2026 Further assuring that 25 students are now stable and out of danger, "I'm taking regular updates from the doctor. Most of the children at the Rural Hospital here have also stabilised. They've been kept there for 24 hours and will be discharged,” she added.Moreover, the officials have taken the food samples, and some vomit samples have also been collected for testing.Investigation underway“Based on that lab result, we can determine accountability. We're also working on fixing accountability for the HM, the Social Welfare Officer, and the Warden. The police team is also present here, and the police team also has to address the issues of the parents, and we're coordinating with the police station for that as well. And in the next two months, we'll go to the hostel and address the issues thoroughly,” Sethi said.The investigation is underway, and details on the matter are awaited.To get details on exclusive and budget-friendly property deals in Mumbai & surrounding regions, do visit: https://budgetproperties.in/
3 hours ago40 students at a Nandurbar hostel fell ill after consuming their evening meal. 25 children were hospitalized with food poisoning and gastritis symptoms. Food and vomit samples were collected for laboratory analysis to determine the cause. Authorities are investigating the hostel's functioning and fixing accountability for negligence. Most affected students are expected to be discharged soon after treatment.
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