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3 Rawalpindi madrassa students die of eating 'toxic food'

By Agencies
August 15, 2021

RAWALPINDI: Three minor madrassa students from Rawalpindi died after having apparently eaten "toxic food", police said Saturday. The students, Junaid, Ibad, and Islam were studying at Darbar Saroba's madrassa, police said, adding that two were found dead in the morning, while one was still alive. The third student died later, before reaching the hospital, police said. According to the police, the students had complained to the madrassa's administrator of stomach pain after they had dinner the previous night.