Kolar: Three villagers including the principal of the school were arrested by the local police for allegedly carrying sale of food items meant for the students of Morarji Desai residential School here.

The incident was reported from Morarji Desai Residential School near Rajenahalli in Malur Taluk.

School Principal, along with two other villagers was arrested while they were carrying the food items from the school on a Tata Ace vehicle.

According to the reports, villagers caught the trio red-handed and informed the police about the malpractice. Police rushed to the spot and arrested the trio.

The vehicle and the food items were also seized by the police.

A case has been registere at Masthi police station.

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Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.

The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).

"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.

The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.

The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.

Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.

They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.

Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.