Tamil Nadu school students served food made using human faeces-mixed water
More details are awaited as the investigation continues.The case has drawn comparisons to the Vengaivayal water tank contamination case from December 2022, when human faeces was discovered floating in an overhead tank supplying drinking water to Scheduled Caste residents in Vengaivayal village in Pudukottai district. That contamination came to light after several children fell ill from consuming the water. Youngsters from the village who inspected the tank found excreta and took photographs, prompting widespread outrage on social media.The Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID), on January 24, 2025, informed the Madras High Court that it completed the probe into the Vengaivayal water tank contamination case and filed a chargesheet against three persons. The three individuals named as accused by the CB-CID in the chargesheet, were from the same Scheduled Caste community. The CB-CID claimed the contamination was motivated by personal revenge against the village panchayat president's husband, following a dispute over the termination of a tank operator.- Ends
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