Canada should take action against killers of Chandan Kumar: HM Parameshwara
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday said the Canadian government should take stern action against those who shot dead 37-year-old techie Chandan Kumar in Toronto two days ago in a suspected targeted killing.
Hailing from Thyamagondlu village at Nelamangala on Bengaluru outskirts, Kumar was the only child of Nanda Kumar, a retired teacher.
His parents have appealed to the Centre and the Karnataka government to help bring back his body from Toronto.
Speaking to reporters, Parameshwara said he is deeply pained to learn about Kumar's killing.
He added that there is no proper information available as to why the techie was targeted.
"He was a talented person who went there and worked as a project director. Strict action should be taken in accordance with the existing laws in Canada. I learnt that the investigation has begun," Parameshwara said.
Regarding bringing the body back to India, he said the matter has come to the notice of the Indian authorities and they will make some arrangements.
The grieving parents of Kumar told Parameshwara that they have no reason to live anymore after losing their lone child.
"Please help us bring the body back at the earliest," Kumar's mother pleaded with the minister.
Parameshwara said the Karnataka government has reached out to the Indian Embassy in Canada in this regard.
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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.
