Some 40 students staying in the hostel of a private junior college at Battupally in Hanamkonda district were taken ill due to suspected food poisoning late on Sunday night.
Some of the students complained of stomach cramps, diarrhoea, and vomiting after eating ‘egg biryani’ served at the dinner in the hostel mess.
Some 30 of them were shifted to two separate hospitals in Hanamkonda and Warangal on Monday morning after their symptoms of food poisoning persisted, sources said.
At least 16 students were hospitalised and kept under medical supervision. Their condition was stated to be stable.
Meanwhile, health officials along with a medical team from Kadipikonda PHC visited the private residential college at Battupally later in the day.
