500 boys in the Sri Chaitanya Hostel at Kakinada, East Godavari fell ill due to food poisoning. The boys, who had gone to sleep after dinner, had fainted while they were alseep. According to sources, the college tried to hide the debacle by secretively calling doctors to the hostel to treat the sick students.
Several boys have been sent home. More than 100 are recieving treatment at the hostel, while the rest are still suffering.
Parents and students are livid at what has happened. The police are investigating the cases of the food poisoning. According to students, they fell ill due to unhygenic water and stale food.
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