Hearing and speech-impaired minor rape victim dies in MP
Rajgarh, Feb 8 (PTI): A hearing and speech-impaired minor girl, who was raped a week ago in Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh district by an unidentified person, has succumbed to her injuries during treatment, a police official said on Saturday.
The 11-year-old, who lived in a hut behind the government rest house in Narsinghgarh town, went missing on February 1. She was found severely injured in a forest the next day, police said.
Narsinghgarh’s sub-divisional officer of police Upendra Bhati said that the minor had suffered excessive bleeding.
She was initially taken to the civil hospital in Narsinghgarh and then to Hamidia Hospital in Bhopal on February 2, where two surgeries were performed on her, he said.
The girl was put on the ventilator but her condition did not improve. Doctors declared her dead at 10 pm on Friday, the official said.
Bhati said that the police had called sign language experts to communicate with the girl so that the rapist could be identified, but she remained unconscious due to serious internal injuries.
The official said the police are looking for leads to track down the person who committed the crime.
Meanwhile, the funeral of the victim was carried out on Saturday afternoon in Narsinghgarh.
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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.
