Chikkaballapura: A man and his wife were severely injured in an assault after their son eloped and married his girlfriend, police said on Tuesday.
The girl's father and three of his relatives have been arrested in connection with the incident at Dapparthi village in Gudibanda taluk of this district, they said.
The couple eloped and married at a temple on Sunday. When the girl's family came to know about it the next day, they went to the boy's house and created a ruckus there, police said.
They exchanged a heated argument and assaulted the boy's family after accusing them of having been in the know of the marriage. The two sustained serious injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment, a senior police officer said.
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In a complaint, the victims alleged they were assaulted by more than five men with rods and wooden blocks, he said.
Based on their complaint, a case was registered under sections 143 (Being member of an unlawful assembly), 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 149 (every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means) of the Indian Penal Code.
Police arrested the four people in connection with the incident, he said.
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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.
