Drinking water ‘poisoning’ in Karnataka govt. school: Shivamogga SP forms 4 teams to probe case

Shivamogga Police Inspector GK Mithun Kumar established four teams to investigate the condition of mixing pesticide in a Government Sub -Primary School in Hossangara Taluk.

Bay Kumar visited the village on Saturday, the media said that the police took the incident seriously. “Some wrong pesticides mixed with drinking water. We found a pesticide bottle in school facilities. We have some tips on who committed the crime. I created four teams to investigate the case.” Officer, after the investigation of the case will share more information about the case, he said.

The incident appeared on Thursday, July 31 at school hours. Deepa, the cook of the school, was the first to notice contamination. It was reported that the water was colorful and that it took an unbearable smell.

The staff brought the issue to the notification of high civil servants and police. Later, Hosanagar police recorded a lawsuit about the allegations of causing pain through poisoning.

Staff and school children, the cook’s timely reaction was not injured in the incident. Prime Minister Siddaramaiah noted the incident and said that it was not less than any terrorist act.

Shivamogga Zilla Panchayat CEO N. Hemanth visited the school on Friday. He instructed all schools to take steps to avoid such events.