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Two Minors Contaminated School Water Tank in Tamil Nadu Out of Mischief
- •Two minor boys aged 11 and 12 were found to have placed fecal matter into an overhead drinking water tank at a government primary school in Pudur near Palani.
- •The incident was discovered by the school headmaster when the institution reopened on October 5 following the quarterly vacation.
- •Police registered a case and formed special investigation teams, questioning over 40 neighborhood residents during the probe.
- •Dindigul Superintendent of Police S Jeyakumar stated that the act was committed out of sheer childish mischief while the boys were playing Kabaddi on the school premises.
- •Further investigation is underway, and appropriate steps will be decided in consultation with the District Collector and the School Education Department.
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Police investigations revealed that two local minor boys, aged 11 and 12, contaminated the school's drinking water tank. A preliminary probe indicated that one boy defecated and the other dropped the matter inside the tank out of childish mischief while playing Kabaddi on the premises.
The contamination was discovered on October 5 when the government primary school in Pudur reopened following its quarterly vacation. The school headmaster subsequently lodged a formal complaint at the Keeranur police station.
Following a formal complaint by the headmaster, police registered a case under three sections and formed special investigation teams led by senior officials. An intensive inquiry was conducted, leading to the questioning of over 40 neighborhood residents before identifying the two minors responsible.
