Girl's body in suitcase: Maharashtra police nabs two men from Gujarat
Palghar: A week after the body of a teenage girl was found stuffed in a suitcase dumped along the road in Valiv area of Maharashtra's Palghar district, the police probing the crime nabbed two men from Gujarat, an official said on Saturday.
The body of the 14-year-old school student from Andheri in Mumbai with multiple stab wounds was found wrapped in a blanket and stuffed in a suitcase abandoned in roadside bushes near Naigaon on August 26.
The girl went missing on August 25 after leaving for her school, following which a case of kidnapping was registered by Mumbai Police.
The initial investigation pointed to the role of two men in the murder of the girl, the police official said.
Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) police released pictures of two suspects aged around 21.
The accused duo was nabbed from Palanpur in Gujarat on Friday night, the official said, adding that the motive behind the murder is under investigation.
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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.
