Senior IPS Officer Roopa says she is facing threat of acid attack by BJP leader
Bengaluru: Amidst the standoff between Chairman Beloor Raghavendra Shetty and Managing Director and IPS Officer D Roopa Moudgil, of Karnataka State Handicrafts Development Corporation Limited (KSHDCL) the latter has reportedly said she is under threat of an acid attack by Shetty.
The standoff between the Chairman and MD became public when the two were attending the Annual General Body meeting of the board and labeled serious allegations against each other during the meeting on May 27. The video of the incident had gone viral across social media platforms.
On Thursday, a screenshot of the purported WhatsApp message from Roopa started doing rounds on social media platforms wherein Roopa alleged that Shetty had threatened her with an acid attack while also threatening to commit suicide.
On May 27, Shetty said that Roopa would be responsible for his death if he commits suicide. Following this, Roopa said she had requested the Chief Secretary to file a case against Shetty as threatening to commit suicide was a punishable offence under the Indian Penal Code.
In her complaint to the Chief Secretary Roopa charged Shetty with destroying CCTV footage ill-treating women staff, to trying to bring back a sacked general manager (finance) who had misappropriated Rs 25 crore.
Roopa also alleged that though there is a rule that the chairman should not interfere in the day-to-day work of KSHDCL, Shetty asks the staff to bring files related to projects. She accused him of taking away sandalwood and other products from showrooms without paying money. She alleged that though KSHDCL is paying salaries to four staffers of the chairman, none of them have come to the office.
Later on Thursday evening, Roopa confirmed that the message, of which the screenshot was doing rounds on social media was indeed sent by her. In the message, she had also added that to avoid inconvenience to the government she had not mentioned the acid attack threat by Shetty earlier.
While Chairman Beloor Raghavendra Shetty is a political appointment by the BJP government, MD D Roopa Moudgil is a senior IPS officer of the rank of IGP.
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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.
