Five-year-old girl suffers 30% burn injuries after falling into hot 'daal' at school in MP
Baansla (MP): A five-year-old girl fell into a container of hot daal during mid-day meal service at a primary school in Baansla, Madhya Pradesh on Monday, according to officials. The victim, Tejeshwari Tandiya, a first-grade student, survived serious burn injuries.
The incident occurred when students were waiting in a queue to receive their mid-day meal, and they started pushing and shoving each other to reach the front. The little girl was pushed into a utensil filled with hot daal, officials said.
After receiving initial treatment in a nearby hospital in Bhanupratappur, the child was transferred to the district hospital due to the severity of her injuries. She sustained 30 percent burns on her body, officials added.
According to officials, the school violated the protocol for mid-day meal service by failing to ensure that the students were seated while the food was being served. Pratik Jain, Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Bhanupratappur, stated that a team has been formed to investigate the incident and take appropriate action against the concerned teachers. A show-cause notice has been issued to them, and efforts are being made to prevent such incidents from happening in the future.
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NIA registers case to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in poll-bound West Bengal
New Delhi (PTI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday registered a case to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in poll-bound West Bengal, officials said.
The move came following a directive by the Union Home Ministry in this regard, they said.
In pursuance to the home ministry's order, the anti-terror agency on Sunday registered a case, which was originally filed at Uttar Kashi police station, Bhangar division, Kolkata on Saturday, and took up the investigation, an NIA spokesperson said in a late night statement.
"The case pertains to recovery of 79 crude bombs and other incriminating materials by Kolkata police, which were being stored at a spot, thereby endangering human life and property," the spokesperson said.
Earlier in the day, the Election Commission had directed the West Bengal Police to launch a special drive to arrest those involved in illegal manufacturing of crude bombs in the poll-bound state, an official said.
It asserted that all cases related to the making of any such explosive would be probed by the National Investigation Agency, the official said.
The directive came after the police recovered a large number of crude bombs from the house of a person, allegedly a TMC worker, at Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district, days ahead of the second and final phase of the assembly polls in the state.
The explosives were recovered during a search at the residence of Rafikul Islam following specific inputs, the official said.
The poll panel also issued a warning to senior police officers across the state over any lapse in maintaining law and order before the April 29 polling.
The first phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal was held on April 23, while the second phase will take place on April 29. Votes will be counted on May 4.
A record 93.19 per cent turnout has been recorded in the first round of polling. Bhangar will vote in the second phase.
