India, Sept. 13 -- Twenty-four children fell ill after eating a mid-day meal at Madhya Vidyalaya Basudeva in Bihar's Saharsa district on Saturday, according to media reports. Relatives and school staff alleged that a dead lizard was found in a child's plate of khichdi.

Jagran reported that 12 children were treated at Bariyahi Primary Health Centre and 12 at Saharsa Sadar Hospital. Other local reports gave figures ranging from more than a dozen to about 30, but the higher count was not officially confirmed.

The children reportedly complained of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and fainting. A doctor at Bariyahi told meida that no poison was detected during treatment and examination, and reports said the children were out of danger after ...