Dead rat found in midday meal in Uttar Pradesh school, nine students admitted to hospital

In a shocking incident, a dead rat was found in the mid-day meal in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar. The incident happened at Janata Inter-College which in Mustafabad Panchenda village of Muzaffarnagar District, UP. Informing about the incident, Additional District Magistrate Amit Kumar Singh said an inquiry has been ordered in the incident and that strict action will be taken against those found guilty.

As per reports, NGO Janklyan Samiti of Hapur had supplied the food to the school. The district authorities have also ordered to file an FIR against the mid-day meal supplier.

This comes just days after a video emerged showing a liter of milk being diluted with a bucket of water to serve 81 children. This happened at a government school in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. A teacher was suspended after this came to light.