Lunch Horror: More Than 100 Kids Fall Ill In Bihar After Eating Food Contaminated By Dead Snake

According to reports, the cook found a dead snake in the food and still served the lunch after removing the dead animal from it.

In a shocking turn of events, more than 100 children in a school in Bihar fell seriously ill after eating lunch fouled by a dead snake. According to reports, the cook found a dead snake in the food and still served the lunch after removing the dead animal from it. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is currently investigating reports related to this incident. According to a statement from the NHRC, about 500 children are believed to have been served the meal in the city of Mokama in Bihar state. After children started falling sick, locals blocked a road in protest, the NHRC said.

The commission has observed that the contents, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of the human rights of the students," it said. The statement demanded a "detailed report" within two weeks from senior state officials which will include "the health status of the children". The free school meals, know as the Mid-Day Meal, were first introduced for children from poor backgrounds in the Chennai in 1925.

One of the biggest such schemes in the world, it was introduced to combat hunger and boost school attendance. However, there have been complaints of poor food hygiene. In 2013, tainted food was blamed for the deaths of 23 school children in Bihar state. Police said "very toxic" levels of a pesticide had been detected by scientific tests.