A Class 5 student died on Tuesday, two days after consuming a meal at her government-run tribal residential school in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, officials said, adding that more than 100 of her schoolmates have fallen ill after eating the same food, the PTI reported. 

Over 100 students fall ill after school meal

Officials said students of the Kakabandha Ashram School complained of discomfort and fell ill after consuming food items “not mentioned in the authorised menu” on Sunday morning.