India School Head Teacher Is Arrested Over 23 Toxic Lunch Deaths
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The arrested principal of the Indian school where 23 children died after eating a pesticide-laced lunch will face the “full force of the law” if found negligent, Nitish Kumar, chief minister of Bihar state, said after a weeklong search for the head teacher ended.
Speaking after police confirmed the detention of Meena Devi yesterday, Kumar gave details of what he called a “heart-rending incident” that will force the state and central governments to better regulate a program aimed at feeding India’s poorest children. Students were made to eat the food against their will, Kumar said.