Kundapur: Man arrested for posting offensive comment on Vartha Bharati Facebook page
Kundapur: The Kundapur police have arrested a man from Bengaluru for allegedly posting an indecent and abusive comment on the Vartha Bharati Facebook page.
The accused has been identified as Prakash S (45), a resident of Mathikere, Bengaluru.
According to the police, on March 4, 2025, around 4.30 pm, an offensive comment was posted on a Facebook story titled “Today’s Hero of the Ramadan Story: Muhammad of Mangalore”. The post was related to an interview with Muhammad, who runs a vegetable business at the Central Market in Mangaluru.
Based on the incident, a suo motu case was registered at the Kundapur Police Station under Section 353(2) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 66(C) of the Information Technology Act, under Crime No. 31/2025.
The investigation was carried out under the guidance of Kundapur Sub-Division Deputy Superintendent of Police H.D. Kulkarni and led by Police Station Inspector Jayaram D. Gowda.
The operation team included PSI Nanjanaik N. (Law and Order), PSI Smt. Pushpa (Investigation), and staff members Santhosh, Mohan, Santhosh Devadiga, Ghanshyama, Annappa, Mahabala Shettigara, Nagashri and Gautama.
Police said the accused was arrested and produced before the court.
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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.
