A group of 30 students, who landed up in a hospital after having mid-day meals at their school in Telangana's Narayanpet district on Wednesday, were in for a further shock a day later when many of them were allegedly served food infested with worms at the medical facility.
The incident took place at Narayanpet government hospital, where at least 16 students alleged they were served upma with worms in it. Hospital authorities, however, claimed the students were not given upma, but pongal - a traditional south Indian dish of rice and dal.