India, Jan. 5 -- At least 37 people, including 27 school students and eight teachers, were injured after a swarm of bees attacked a private school group at Madhe Ghat near Rajgad on Sunday afternoon, officials said.

The incident occurred around 1 pm when the group, which had travelled from Pune for a trekking trip, was moving in the Madhe Ghat area. Following the attack, all the injured were rushed to Velhe Rural Hospital.

Doctors at the Velhe rural hospital carried out immediate primary treatment and screening. Health officials said the injured included 17 boys and 14 girls in the 10-14 age group, along with three men and one woman, taking the total to 35 initially reported cases, later revised to 37 as more patients were brought in fo...