Over 40 kids fall sick in Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad, Oct 25 (IANS) More than 40 children of Babugarh area here were rushed
to a hospital after they complained of suffocation and nausea, an official said
Sunday.
The kids were rushed to a government hospital at Hapur Saturday evening,
Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Mahendra Prasad told IANS.

He said the children fell ill after they ate fruits of a Jatropha plant.

But parents of the children said it was unlikely that all the children consumed
the fruits the same day Saturday. The Jatropha trees have been planted near the
school premises for years.

The parents blamed the food consumed by children as mid-day meal in their
school.

When asked about the mid-day meals served to the students, Prasad said: “I am
not here to inquire about the mid-day meal and I will not give any instructions
to collect the food samples which may have been served to them. All locals are
saying that they consumed Jatropha fruits.”

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