More than 50 Assam Engineering College students fall ill after monkey found in water tank
Students at the Guwahati institution were hospitalised after a monkey carcass was discovered in a hostel water tank on November 2.
More than 50 students of Assam Engineering College in Guwahati fell ill after using water from a hostel tank containing a dead monkey, according to The Sentinel.
The incident was discovered on November 2 when students at Hostel No. 7 reported an unusual smell in their water supply. An inspection that evening revealed a monkey carcass inside the tank.
The carcass had reportedly been in the tank for nearly a week. Students claimed they had been using the water since Durga Puja, and the supply was also allegedly used for cooking at the hostel mess.
More than 50 students were admitted to the Ayurvedic College Hospital in Jalukbari for treatment. While some have recovered, others are still receiving IV fluids and remain in their hostel rooms.
Students have raised concerns regarding the absence of regular inspections and the failure to provide safe drinking water at the college.