19 government school students hospitalised after taking excessive dose of iron tablets

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19 students from a Zilla Parishad (ZP) schoolhouse successful Maharashtra’s Chandrapur territory fell sick and had to beryllium hospitalised aft seemingly consuming an excessive dose of anti-anaemia tablets without supervision, officials said connected Friday (February 13, 2026).

A probe has been ordered aft the incidental was reported from Bhamdeli colony successful Bhadravati tehsil, they said.

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According to officials, students are fixed robust tablets each Monday. However, immoderate students from the ZP schoolhouse reportedly consumed much specified tablets connected Tuesday (February 10, 2026) erstwhile the teachers were not around.

A full of 19 students complained of nausea, dizziness and felt “extremely unwell” connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026) night. The schoolhouse medication past called for ambulances and got them admitted to the Chandrapur District Hospital, said Ashok Katare, territory wellness serviceman of Zilla Parishad.

According to the doctors, 16 students are successful unchangeable condition. Three are nether observation, they said.

ZP Chief Executive Officer Pulkit Singh has ordered a high-level probe into the matter, said officials.

Published - February 13, 2026 09:54 americium IST

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