Farmer shoots wife and son, attempts suicide in Punjab's Ferozepur; all critical
Ferozepur (PTI): A 37-year-old farmer allegedly shot his wife and four-year-old son with his licensed pistol before attempting to take his own life in Bajidpur village here on Friday.
All three were in critical condition and referred to the DMC hospital in Ludhiana, police said, while adding that the reason behind the step is being investigated.
According to police, the injured were identified as Jagseer Singh alias Saba (37), his wife Navneet Kaur, and their son Warisdeep Singh (4).
Their elder son, Abhijeet Singh (11), was at school at the time of the incident.
The incident occurred at around 3 pm when Jagseer Singh came home. It wasn't immediately clear where the farmer was returning from.
Shortly thereafter, he allegedly opened fire inside his room with his .32 bore pistol.
Hearing gunshots, neighbours rushed to the house and shifted the injured to a nearby private hospital. Due to the seriousness of their injuries, they were later referred to DMC, Ludhiana.
Senior police officials, including DSP (Rural) Karan Sharma, reached the spot. Police said the room was sealed, and one bullet mark was found on the ceiling.
Sharma said the matter is being probed from all angles.
He confirmed that both the husband and wife sustained gunshot injuries to the head, while the child suffered a bullet injury to the liver.
Police said further details would emerge after the investigation.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
