Hyderabad, Dec. 2 -- Around 15 students suffered from food poisoning on Tuesday, December 2, after eating breakfast served at the ST government hostel in the JogulambaGadwal district of Telangana.

One student is reportedly in critical condition. Students claim they found cockroaches and worms in the upma served for breakfast.

"We found a cockroach and told the sir. We came to school without eating anything," M Charan, a student, said. Another student complained of stomach ache. Soon, around 15 students felt dizzy afterwards.

The hostel warden discarded the contaminated food and provided bananas and biscuits as an alternative. Health officials are now launching an investigation into the incident.

The students reported that half an hour...