Assam: Another school girl dies after consuming poison-laced ‘chowmein’ in Baksa
Pathsala: Three school girls consumed poison-laced ‘chowmein’ at Salbari in Assam’s Baksa district on December 8, 2023. One of those girls expired immediately whereas the other two were hospitalized.
On Monday, another girl passed away while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Guwahati.
As per the report, on December 8, three minor school students consumed fast food after deliberately lacing it with poison, resulting in the death of one girl and the hospitalization of the other two.
This incident unfolded when the trio, aged approximately 13-14 years, allegedly inscribed inappropriate content on the blackboard of their after-school tuition center.
The next day, a fellow student disclosed their names for the inappropriate writings, prompting the teacher to summon them. Subsequently, the girls were purportedly reprimanded for their actions.
In response, the trio visited a local fast-food store in Kalpani bazaar located in the vicinity, where they deliberately laced their ‘chowmein’ with a poisonous substance and then consumed it.
Following ingestion, the girls fell seriously ill and were subsequently admitted to Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) for urgent medical attention. Tragically, one of the girls succumbed to the poisoning during treatment.
Meanwhile, school authorities expressed profound shock over the incident, asserting that the girls had not endured any form of mental distress or pressure that might have driven them to such an extreme act.