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“In a shocking incident, a drinking water bore well in Kumarapalayam village near Coimbatore was poisoned with pesticide by an unidentified gang, leaving four villagers hospitalised and a shoal of fishes dead on Saturday morning.
A major tragedy was averted and the 360 families in the village were fortunate to escape. Supply from the poisoned borewell was stopped within minutes after four villagers including two women complained of chest pain and giddiness after drinking the water.
Granules of highly toxic furadan, a pesticide banned in several countries, were found scattered around the borewell. About one kg of furadan is suspected to have been thrown into the borewell pipes by drilling a hole in its steel cap. Fortunately, none of the children in the village consumed the toxic water as it may have been fatal, revenue officials said.
Police are clueless about the gang responsible for this incident. They suspect that enmity between a section of the villagers may have prompted the culprits to poison the water. “We have initiated a probe and hope to nab the culprits soon. A case has been registered under Section 284 of the Indian Penal Code (negligent use of poisonous substances.),” the Coimbatore rural SP, Dr N Kannan said. ”
Read more: The Times of India
Godness this is in India, a lot of my friends are from india..what’s the motivation in this?