NEW DELHI: Two girls aged 11 and 14, respectively were hospitalised after eating midday meal at their school in east Delhi’s Kalyanpuri on Saturday morning. A dead lizard was found in it during investigation.
Confirming the incident, DCP (east) Pankaj Kumar Singh said a case has been registered against the vendor under IPC section of endangering life or personal safety of others.
The incident happened after lunch when the girls started vomiting. They were taken to a nearby hospital and are currently stable. During inspection by the school staff, a dead lizard was found in the vessel in which the food packets were brought in. Subsequently, the principal filed a complaint with the police and the case was registered against the vendor. Police have sent the utensils for further investigation as well.
Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia later visited the school after hearing about the incident and talked to the children. The food vendor’s contract has been suspended till the investigations are completed. The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights has also received a complaint about the incident and has launched an investigation into it.
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