News India Bihar mid-day meal tragedy: Absconding school principal Meena Devi surrenders before police after 9 days

Bihar mid-day meal tragedy: Absconding school principal Meena Devi surrenders before police after 9 days

Chhapra (Bihar), Jul 24: Meena Devi, the school principal, who absconded after 23 children died after eating poisonous mid-day meal, today surrendered at the Revilganj police station of Chhapra district, nine days after the incident



A forensic report has confirmed the presence of pesticide in the mid-day meal which was served to the school children on July 16.




Police have found pesticide packets at the residence of Meena Devi. The Forensic Science Laboratory report found Monocrotophos, an organophosphorous compound in the samples of oil from the container, food remains on the platter and mixture of rice with vegetables on Aluminium tasla (utensil), says Additional Director General of Police (HQ) Ravinder Kumar.





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