15 orphans fall ill due to food poisoning

Niloufer Hospital: 15 inmates of Anjuman E Khadimul Musleeman orphanage, Kacheguda, were rushed to Niloufer hospital on Saturday night when few of the kids started vomiting and were feeling uneasy.

Anwar Quadri, warden of the orphanage, said, "This is the first instance where something like this has happened. We, as an orphanage get calls from across the city for arranging dinner for the children. Similarly, at a dinner programme organised for the orphan kids, a few kids fell sick after having dinner and had to be rushed to Niloufer hospital on Saturday night around 11:30 pm."

Ravi Kumar, HOD Pediatrics, Niloufer Hospital said, "When the kids were brought here, they had symptoms of vomiting and dizziness, so we ran some tests and necessary treatment was initiated. Now the children are fine now and will be discharged tomorrow."