18 February,2009 05:32 PM IST | | PTI
As many as 41 students of a primary school fell ill after consuming Jatropha seeds in Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh, school authorities said on Wednesday.
According to Shanti Singh, the headmistress of the school in Madanpur-Injko village, eight children began vomiting yesterday afternoon and the number went up to 41.
All of them were rushed to a primary health centre (PHC), Singh said. The children told hospital authorities that they had eaten Jatropha seeds while on their way to school, Singh added.
Meanwhile, PHC physician J Ming said that all children were out of danger and recuperating at the hospital.
