Three tribal girls died, and as many others were undergoing treatment after a venomous snake bit them at a residential school in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli. The incident prompted the district administration to launch an inquiry into the incident, officials said on Monday.

As per PTI, the incident occurred around midnight on Sunday, August 10, in the hostel of the aided tribal residential school, located in Japtalai village, about 10 km from Dhanora taluka headquarters, a district administration official said.