Gadchiroli, Aug. 10 -- Three schoolgirls died following a suspected snakebite incident at a residential Ashram school in Japtalai village of Dhanora taluka in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district in the early hours of Monday. One student is in critical condition, two others are serious, while 14 girls have been kept under medical observation as a precaution.

The incident took place at an aided primary and secondary Ashram school run by the Kuparlingo Educational and Cultural Development Research Institute, Gadchiroli, an institution associated with former MP Marotrao Kowase.

According to the officials, a snake entered a hostel room at around 2 am while nearly 79 girl students were sleeping on the floor. Several students were suspected to h...