Eat chocolate and keep quiet: Principal tells students as classmate mixes urine in girls' water bottles

BHOPAL: A Class VI student allegedly mixed urine into the water bottles of at least five girl students at a administration school in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district, prompting an inquiry into the incident and the school's handling of the complaint.

Key points

• According to Guna Collector Kishore Kumar Kanyal, the matter had come to his notice and described it as "extremely shameful".
• Sub-Divisional Magistrate Manjusha Khatri subsequently visited the school and conducted a preliminary inquiry.
• The incident occurred at a administration school in the Ghatavada area of Aron tehsil.
• After which they approached the school principal, Moolchand Kaushik, and noted the matter, the boy was allegedly seen nearby laughing at the girls.
• I have sought a report on the entire matter, based on which action will be initiated, Kanyal remarked to journalists on Wednesday.

For context, the incident occurred at a administration school in the Ghatavada area of Aron tehsil. According to the preliminary inquiry, the boy allegedly mixed urine into the girls' water bottles, apparently intending to humiliate them.

Meanwhile, the girls reportedly noticed a strange smell when they opened their bottles to drink water. One of them poured some of the water on the ground and noticed that it appeared yellowish, leading them to suspect that urine had been mixed into it.

In practice, the principal allegedly informed the girls that if they had developed a bad taste in their mouths, they should eat chocolate and not tell anyone concerning the incident. The girls afterwards informed their families after returning home.

Their families went to the school the after day and protested over the incident.

"This shouldn't have happened. I have sought a report on the entire matter, based on which action will be initiated, " Kanyal remarked to journalists on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the school principal, nevertheless, denied the allegations against him and maintained that he was not present at the school when the incident occurred.

Sub-Divisional Magistrate Manjusha Khatri subsequently visited the school and conducted a preliminary inquiry. After which his family was called to the school and the boy was counselled, authorities identified that a Class VI boy had allegedly mixed urine into the girls' water bottles.

Further action is projected after the district administration receives the detailed report.

Taken together, the developments around eat chocolate and keep quiet: Principal tells students as classmate mixes urine point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.