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- Police in Erode district, Tamil Nadu, arrested a man for coercing a schoolgirl to mix cow dung powder into the food kept aside for teachers at a government school, as revenge for his wife's dismissal from her job there.
- Suspicion arose when teachers noticed a yellow stain on their hands after tasting the breakfast, and a student was also found with a similar stain.
- Under questioning, the girl said she had acted on instructions from another person, leading to the arrest.
- Officials said the contaminated food was not served to students, and all schools have now been instructed to strictly preserve food samples before meals are served under the breakfast scheme.
What to watch next
- Continuing police investigation and any further legal proceedings against the accused.
- Implementation of the stricter food sample preservation directives in schools.
- Action regarding the dismissed woman worker and the dispute connected to the incident.
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