An arrest warrant was issued Monday by a court against the absconding principal of a government school in Bihar’s Saran district, six days after 23 children from her school died after eating poisoned midday meal.
The state government, meanwhile, terminated the services of Block Education Extension Officer Satyendra Kumar Singh, who was responsible for monitoring the midday meal scheme at Dharmasati Gandaman primary school in Chhapra.
Chief judicial magistrate Narendra Mohan Jha issued the warrant of arrest for the principal, Meena Devi, after being approached by the Saran police in connection with the midday meal tragedy last Tuesday.
An FIR has already been lodged against the principal under IPC Sections 302 (murder) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy). Meena Devi, who has been suspended, is absconding along with her husband after the midday meal tragedy.