19 nursing students in Bengaluru hospitalized after hostel management's negligent spraying of rat repellent.

19 nursing students in Bengaluru, India, were hospitalized after inhaling rat repellent fumes in their hostel due to the hostel management's negligent spraying. Three students were critical and transferred to the ICU, while the rest received treatment and were stable. The hostel management hired a private individual to spray rodent poison throughout the building, leading to the fumes quickly spreading and affecting the students. Police registered a case against the hostel management and initiated an investigation.