Telangana MP Kavitha Maloth gets six months in jail for bribing voters during 2019 elections
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Hyderabad: A court in Hyderabad has sentenced Telangana Rashtra Samithi MP Kavitha Maloth to six months in jail for bribing voters in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, NDTV reported on Sunday.
Maloth had won the elections from the Mahbubabad constituency in Warangal district. This is the first time a sitting MP has been convicted for bribing voters during the elections, The Times of India reported.
The judge at the special court for the trial of MP and MLAs also convicted Maloth’s supporter Shaukat Ali in the bribery case, according to The Hindu. He had been caught distributing money to voters by the Election Commission’s flying squad.
However, both of them were released on bail after they paid a fine of Rs 10,000.
The police had filed a case against the two under sections 171-B (bribery) and 188 (disobedience to order promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code, according to The Hindu. They were acquitted of the second charge.
Maloth told PTI that she will approach the Telangana High Court in the matter. The special court had given her a month’s time to do so.
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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.
