Mandya: Even as the Sulwadi Maramma Temple prasadam poisoning incident where over 17 people lost their lives and many people scarred for life is fresh in the minds of people, 11 students took ill after consuming poison-laced drinking water at the Government High School at A. Hulkere in the taluk yesterday.
The students, who fell sick and were admitted to a PHC where they are recovering are Chandan, Somashekar, Darshan, Dhanush, Shivalinga, Yashwanth, Mayur Gowda, Chandu, Prajwal, Teju and Nisha.
Yesterday at about 10.30 am, the students consumed drinking water and complained of stomach pain. All students are said to be out of danger.
The article says ‘Poison laced water’ which means that there is evidence that the poison was intentionally put in the water. Is this confirmed? If not, the headline is misleading. Without confirmation, this is still a theory and it could well be a case of contaminated water instead of poisonous water.