Vittla beat police constable suspended over alleged dereliction of duty
Mother Velankanni’s temple demolition case
Bantwala: Vitla police station’s beat police constable has been suspended in connection with the alleged dereliction of duty when several miscreants demolished the Mother Velankanni’s temple at Kulalu Kuntrakala in Kolnadu village.
The suspended police constable has been identified as Ashok attached to the Vittla police station.
According to a complaint registered at the Vitta police station, a gang of miscreants demolished the Mother Velankanni temple and installed a saffron flag on the night of September 27.
District Superintendent of Police Ravikanthe Gowda had intensified the investigation regarding this. It has been learnt that the SP issued an order to suspend Ashok, who was on beat duty in Kulalu village. The SP suspended him for allegedly failing to collect information about the land disputes.
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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.
