
Children fall ill in India 'after dead snake found in school meal'
created: May 2, 2025, 1:28 a.m. | updated: May 3, 2025, 3:55 a.m.
Children fall ill in India 'after dead snake found in school meal'It is not known what kind of snake was found in the meal (file photo)India's human rights body is investigating reports that more than 100 children fell ill from eating a school lunch after a dead snake was found in the food.
The cook reportedly still served the lunch despite removing the dead animal from it, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said in a statement.
The commission said about 500 children are believed to have been served the meal in the city of Mokama in Bihar state, eastern India.
After children started falling sick, locals blocked a road in protest, the NHRC said.
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