Lizard in food, seven students critical

Seven students were in critical condition on Thursday after eating the mid-day meal in a Jharkhand school into which a lizard had fallen, police said.

Seven students were in critical condition on Thursday after eating the mid-day meal in a Jharkhand school into which a lizard had fallen, police said.

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The incident occurred at the Rajkiya Madhya Vidalaya in Dhanbad district's Chungi Rajganj area, around 270 km from Ranchi.

Some 70 students vomitted and complained of stomach pain. They were taken to a hospital where most of them were discharged.