Hyderabad: A principal of a government primary school located in Dharampuri village of Ichhoda mandal in Adilabad district filed a complaint with the police after pesticides allegedly contaminated a drinking water tank.
According to the principal, a pesticide can was found lying on the campus. The principal also alleged that the poisonous substance was found in the utensils used for cooking mid-day meals.
The staff was alerted, no mid-day meals were cooked and children were strictly told not to consume water from the poisonous tank.
Based on a complaint from the principal, police lodged an FIR. Further investigations are on to nab the culprits.
Thirty children study in the school. Parents heaved a sigh of relief after a major incident was averted.
On April 14, several students at a welfare girls’ hostel in Medak fell ill after consuming idlis for breakfast. At least 30 students were rushed to a local hospital after they complained of vomiting, stomach pain and dizziness. The girls alleged that strands of hair and worms were found in the food served at the hostel.
(The accused, allegedly responsible for mixing pesticides in school premises, has been arrested. Click here to read the latest update.
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