Patna: Meena Devi, the absconding principal of Dharmasati Gandaman Primary School surrendered on Wednesday. It is the same school of Chhapra district where 23 children died after consuming contaminated mid day meal.
Saran Police Superintendent Sujeet Kumar said that a notice was pasted at Principal Meena Devi’s home to present herself before the police immediately failing which the process of attachment of her property will start.
A FIR under IPC 302(murder) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) has been launched against Meena Devi in connection with mid day meal tragedy. She has been on the run from the day of incident happened. A probe report by Saran Commissioner Shashi Shekhar Sharma and DIG Vinod Kumar submitted to the government has found the principal responsible for the tragedy.
Meanwhile, the 24 children and a woman cook Manju Devi admitted at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) after the midday meal tragedy is still under observation. “They will be in PMCH for another 4-5 days before the doctors are fully satisfied about their health,” hospital superintendent Amarkant Jha Amar said.
District education Officer Shyamdeo Paswan told that there were two teachers in the primary school, including the principal. The second teacher, who was absent on the day of the incident, is undergoing treatment for some medical problem in Patna.
He said in the rest of the schools in the district the mid-day meal programme is going on as per the new instructions of the government that includes mandatory provision of the principal and teacher tasting the food before it is served to the students.
Bureau Report
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