Lizard in sambar, 70 kids take ill

By Shilpa P. | NT

Mysuru: Anxious moments prevailed at Vadakehalla government higher primary school in Hanur taluk of Chamarajnagar district on Monday after 70 children were served sambar in which a lizard had fallen accidentally, during the midday meals.

The school has 170 children and seventy had consumed the meals by the time the authorities found the lizard. They were rushed to Kaudalli hospital after some of them started vomiting. “The children are fine, but as a precaution, they are undergoing treatment,” said headmaster Kolandairaj.