Mayurbhanj, April 27 -- The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has taken serious cognisance of the tragic death of a 12-year-old tribal girl and the hospitalisation of over 100 students following a mass food poisoning incident at a government-run residential school in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district.

The Commission has issued formal notices to the Mayurbhanj District Collector, the Superintendent of Police, and the Secretary of the State ST & SC Development Department. The NCST has demanded a detailed "Action Taken Report" (ATR) within seven days.

"The Commission, under the powers vested in it by the Constitution, has directed the authorities to submit full facts of the incident and preventive measures taken. Failure to comply...