A few Dalit students reportedly fell ill after being made to clean a septic tank in their school in Mandapam area of Rameswaram at Tamil Nadu. According to reports, four students fell ill after inhaling the toxic gas from this tank while they were cleaning it and were immediately taken to the hospital. School authorities, on the other hand, denied the charge that students went to the septic tank and attempted to pour phenol.
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