31 students taken ill after having mid-day meal

31 students of a government-aided school in the capital were taken ill after eating a mid-day meal served to them, police said.

The incident took place in Baba Nebraj School in south Delhi's Jal Vihar area of Lajpat Nagar (Phase I).

Some of the students started vomitting while others told their teachers that they were feeling uncomfortable after which they were taken to Safdarjung hospital, police said.

A total of 31 students fell ill and it seems to be a case of food poisoning, they said.

All of them were discharged from hospital after medication, they said.

The food items have been sent for testing to ascertain the cause of students falling ill, Chandra Bhushan, Director (Higher Education of Delhi government) said.

"Action will be taken depending on the result of the tests. We have already issued notice to the service provider," he added.