Miscreants damage Kedur govt school notice board, taps; case registered

Udupi: Miscreants allegedly broke into a government high school in Kedur and caused damage to property over the weekend.

According to the complaint filed by Geetha (51), in-charge Headmistress of the Government High School in Kedur, she had locked the school premises at around 5 pm on February 14 after classes concluded. When she returned and opened the school gate at about 8:30 am on February 16, she found that unidentified persons had trespassed into the campus.

The miscreants had reportedly smashed the glass of the school notice board. They had also entered one of the classrooms, pulled down banners fixed to the walls, and left behind a matchbox and tissue papers inside the room.

In addition, taps in the boys’ washroom were removed, and a steel handwashing sink was removed and thrown into the middle of the school ground.

Based on the complaint, the Kota Police Station have registered a case under Section 324 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 2 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act (PDLP Act).

Further investigation is underway to identify and apprehend the culprits.