Hyderabad, July 9 -- As many as 40 children of the Mannanur Primitive Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) Gurukul Hostel in Amrabad mandal of Nagarkurnool district fell ill after consuming maggot-infested khichdi for breakfast on Thursday morning, July 9.

According to Shiva, one of the students who was fortunate not to have consumed the food, he was about to go for breakfast at around 9 am when his fellow students informed him that the khichdi was infested with maggots, and everybody started developing symptoms like vomiting and stomach ache.

All the affected students were immediately shifted to the Achampet Government Hospital, where they were being treated.

Achampet MLA Dr Vamshi Krishna and Nagarkurnool MP Mallu Ravi, who were in Delhi ...