Cuttack: At least 15 students of Ravenshaw University’s East Hostel were admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Odisha’s Cuttack city after suffering from loose motion and vomiting on Wednesday morning.

Their condition is said to be stable. ADVERTISEMENT

While students blamed contaminated water and food for their hospitalisation, the hostel authorities have downplayed the possibility of mass food poisoning. “None of the 15 students have shown any symptom of vomiting or diarrhoea after admission. I spoke to one student who said he had vomited thrice. There are around 180 students in the hostel, but only 15 reported such symptoms. If it were a case of food poisoning, more students would likely have been affected,” said Sarat Kumar Rout, Warden of the East Hostel.

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