<p>Hyderabad: A tragedy was averted at a government school in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/telangana">Telangana</a>'s Adilabad district after alert staff discovered herbicide sprayed on utensils used for the midday meal and in the drinking water, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>A suspect has been arrested in connection with the incident, which took place at the government primary school in Dharmapuri village, Ichoda mandal, they added.</p>.<p>According to police, the incident came to light on Tuesday when the cook noticed that the kitchen locks had been broken after the school reopened following a two-day holiday.</p>.30 students fall ill after midday meal in Telangana school, four critical.<p>The teacher and other staff detected a foul smell from the utensils used for the midday meal and noticed a white-coloured liquid in a bucket inside the kitchen, police said.</p>.<p>Upon turning on the tap, they again sensed a foul odour. Growing suspicious, they checked the water tank and found a similar white-coloured liquid. The staff alerted the village sarpanch and others, who suspected that the liquid sprayed on the utensils and in the drinking water could be herbicide, police said.</p>.<p>The school authorities lodged a complaint, and a case was registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), said Adilabad District Superintendent of Police Akhil Mahajan.</p>.<p>During the investigation, a man in his mid-30s was taken into custody, and herbicide was recovered from his house. The samples have been sent for forensic examination, the SP said.</p>.<p>Preliminary investigation suggests the suspect may be mentally unstable due to family issues and committed the act, police added.</p>
<p>Hyderabad: A tragedy was averted at a government school in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/telangana">Telangana</a>'s Adilabad district after alert staff discovered herbicide sprayed on utensils used for the midday meal and in the drinking water, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>A suspect has been arrested in connection with the incident, which took place at the government primary school in Dharmapuri village, Ichoda mandal, they added.</p>.<p>According to police, the incident came to light on Tuesday when the cook noticed that the kitchen locks had been broken after the school reopened following a two-day holiday.</p>.30 students fall ill after midday meal in Telangana school, four critical.<p>The teacher and other staff detected a foul smell from the utensils used for the midday meal and noticed a white-coloured liquid in a bucket inside the kitchen, police said.</p>.<p>Upon turning on the tap, they again sensed a foul odour. Growing suspicious, they checked the water tank and found a similar white-coloured liquid. The staff alerted the village sarpanch and others, who suspected that the liquid sprayed on the utensils and in the drinking water could be herbicide, police said.</p>.<p>The school authorities lodged a complaint, and a case was registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), said Adilabad District Superintendent of Police Akhil Mahajan.</p>.<p>During the investigation, a man in his mid-30s was taken into custody, and herbicide was recovered from his house. The samples have been sent for forensic examination, the SP said.</p>.<p>Preliminary investigation suggests the suspect may be mentally unstable due to family issues and committed the act, police added.</p>