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Bihar midday meal horror: Case filed against Nitish Kumar

Advocate Shashi Ranjan Pathak filed the complaint case against the three in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate A K Jha alleging criminal negligence which resulted in the tragedy.

FP Archives|Jul 22, 2013, 21:31:47 IST

Chappra (Bihar): A case was filed on Monday against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Education Minister P K Shahi and the absconding principal of the government school where 23 children lost their lives after eating a midday meal served to them.Advocate Shashi Ranjan Pathak filed the complaint case against the three in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate A K Jha alleging criminal negligence which resulted in the tragedy.[caption id="attachment_977209" align="alignleft" width="380"] Nitish Kumar. PTI[/caption]The CJM ordered to tag the case with the one lodged in Mashrakh police station against the absconding principal Meena Devi in which the court today issued warrant of arrest against her.District Magistrate of Saran, Abhijit Sinha and district education officer of Mashrakh have also been made party in the case.PTI

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