Hosanagara: Water in school tanks found contaminated with insecticide; four children fall ill
Shivamogga: In an incident reported from Hosanagara taluk on Thursday, the water in the tanks at a government primary school was contaminated by miscreants using insecticide, with four children falling ill.
While the water in both tanks of the school was contaminated, the contamination level was found to be extremely in the water in one of the tanks.
The school children, who were washing hands with the water let out from the second tank, turned suspicious about the quality of water that had a stench and brought it to the notice of the teachers.
Four children who washed their hands in the water of the tank are learned to have fallen ill. They were treated at the Hosanagara hospital and their health condition is said to be stable.
Tahsildar Rashmi Halesh visited the school on being informed of the contamination of the water in the school tanks and held an inspection. Sannakki Manju, Personal Secretary of MLA Gopalakrishna Beluru; Narendra, Taluk Panchayat Executive Officer; and Shankar Gowda, Hosanagara Sub-inspector were present.
The villagers and parents of the children have condemned the act. They have also demanded that the miscreants be found and strict action be taken against them.
A police case has been registered and investigation is underway.
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Woman robbed of gold jewellery worth Rs 3.35 lakh in Beed
Beed (PTI): A woman was robbed of gold jewellery worth Rs 3.35 lakh at Kaij bus station in Beed district, a police official said on Monday.
The incident took place on Sunday evening when Ashwini Gholve, a resident of Teacher Colony, was boarding a bus for Nashik, he added.
"An unidentified woman opened the victim's handbag and fled with gold jewellery worth Rs 3.35 lakh that was a kept in a box. The victim was on her way to attend her brother's wedding. The stolen items include a one 'tola' gold ring, a gold mangalsutra, a ring and a pair of earrings weighing 5 gram each," he said.
"The suspect is seen in footage from one of the CCTV cameras in the vicinity. She was with a minor girl. Further probe into the case is underway," the Kaij police station official added.
