Children fall ill in India 'after dead snake found in school meal'

India's quality rights assemblage is investigating reports that much than 100 children fell sick from eating a schoolhouse luncheon aft a dormant snake was recovered successful the food.

The navigator reportedly inactive served the luncheon contempt removing the dormant carnal from it, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said successful a statement.

The committee said astir 500 children are believed to person been served the repast successful the metropolis of Mokama successful Bihar state, eastbound India.

After children started falling sick, locals blocked a roadworthy successful protest, the NHRC said.

"The committee has observed that the contents, if true, rise a superior contented of usurpation of the quality rights of the students," it said.

The connection demanded a "detailed report" wrong 2 weeks from elder authorities officials which volition see "the wellness presumption of the children".

The escaped schoolhouse meals, cognize arsenic the Mid-Day Meal, were archetypal introduced for children from mediocre backgrounds successful the confederate metropolis of Chennai (Madras) successful 1925.

One of the biggest specified schemes successful the world, it was introduced to combat hunger and boost schoolhouse attendance. However, determination person been complaints of mediocre nutrient hygiene.

In 2013, tainted nutrient was blamed for the deaths of 23 schoolchildren successful Bihar state.

Police said "very toxic" levels of a pesticide had been detected by technological tests.