About 100 students, including 40 girls, staying in hostels belonging to a private college on the outskirts, were today rushed to hospitals in the city for suspected food poisoning.
Police said the students had developed stomach ache and complained of vomiting sensation since yesterday morning, after taking food from the college hostel.
As more students complained of giddiness and nausea, they were taken to private hospitals this morning, where about 80 were treated as out-patients.
The rest are undergoing treatment, they said.
