Snake Found in Bihar School Meal Sickens 100+ Children; NHRC Demands Report Within 14 Days

A dead snake in the cooking pot. More than 100 children vomiting. Twenty-four rushed to hospitals. This isn’t a horror story – it’s what happened at a government school in Bihar’s Mokama area on April 24, 2025, when a cook removed a snake from food but served the meal anyway. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took “suo motu cognizance” of the incident on May 1, demanding answers from Bihar officials within two weeks. “The Commission has observed that the contents, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of the human rights of the students,” states the NHRC press … Continue reading Snake Found in Bihar School Meal Sickens 100+ Children; NHRC Demands Report Within 14 Days