Over 70 students fall ill after eating at Punjab school mess, two arrested

As many as 18 students of a government school in Punjab’s Sangrur district were rushed to a hospital as they complained of stomach ache and vomiting after having a meal in the hostel mess, officials said on Saturday.
Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said the food contractor has been arrested and an inquiry by the sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) has been ordered in the matter.
Eighteen school students of the government meritorious school at Ghabdan were rushed to the civil hospital on Friday evening after they complained of stomach ache and vomiting, an official said.
Officials suspect it is a case of food poisoning.
Sangrur Deputy Commissioner Jitendra Jorwal on Saturday said 18 students were brought to the civil hospital, of which 14 have been discharged.
Four still remain admitted, Jorwal said while speaking to reporters in Sangrur.
He further said 36 more students were brought to the civil hospital on Saturday and all of them were stable. They did not report any loose mot