Deputy superintendent of police, Chakia, Satyendra Kumar Singh said that a police team reached the school and collected samples of the contaminated water. “It will be sent to the forensic laboratory for testing,” he said. A complaint has been lodged at Chakita police station against the unidentified people. “Had the school principal not used his presence of mind, several students would have consumed water containing poison,” he told this reporter over phone.As a precautionary measure, the contaminated water was discharged from the tank, and school authorities were asked to avoid using it for the time being. They were also told to arrange alternative sources of potable water for the students, he added.The incident has reminded people of the Gandaman incident in which 23 school students aged below 15 years died after eating a mid-day meal in July 2013. The meal contained pesticides, which proved fatal for the minor children who lost their lives due to the negligence of the school principal. Midday meal is served to school children free of cost.
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