Three held with MDMA in coastal Karnataka
Mangaluru (Karnataka) (PTI): Three persons were arrested for allegedly possessing and attempting to sell banned narcotic substance MDMA in coastal Karnataka, police said on Friday.
Based on specific intelligence that drugs procured from Bengaluru were being supplied to the public and students in Ullal limits, a City Crime Branch team intercepted a car near Talapady on February 12, they said.
The accused -- Mustafa Seediyabba (34), Maiyaddi (28) and Mohammed Shifan (28), all residents of Ullal -- were taken into custody, police said.
Police seized 118.13 grams of MDMA valued at about Rs 11.9 lakh, four mobile phones and the car used for transport, taking the total value of seized property to Rs 17.95 lakh.
A case has been registered at Ullal police station under relevant provisions of narcotics law, police said, adding that an investigation is underway to identify others involved in the suspected supply network.
Police said Mustafa has a prior cattle theft case registered at Kankanady Town police station, while Maiyaddi faces an earlier assault case in Ullal jurisdiction.
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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.
