Hyderabad, July 10 -- Telangana Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the food poisoning in Nagarkurnool's gurukul hostel, which left around 40 students ill.

The commission said the action follows reports published in Telugu daily newspapers with headlines "27 students fall ill after eating contaminated food" and "Food poisoning at the residential school."

On Thursday morning, July 9, at least 40 children fell ill after consuming maggot-infested khichdi for breakfast at the Mannanur Primitive Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) Gurukul Hostel located in the Amrabad Mandal.

The District Collector of Nagarkurnool has been directed to submit a detailed report on the incident, TGHRC said in a release dated Friday, Ju...