In Puducherry, Class 8 Boy Dies Of Poisoning, Classmates' Mother Arrested

The police are investigating if the woman allegedly poisoned the drink owing to competition among her children and Bala. A case has been registered.

A Class 8 student in Puducherry's Karaikal died after consuming a cold drink, allegedly poisoned by his classmates' mother.

According to Bala Manikandan's father Rajendran, a worker at a fair price shop in Karaikal, his son went to school for the annual rehearsal programme Saturday.

The boy returned home in the afternoon and started vomiting. He told his parents that he had been vomiting since he drank cold drink the school watchman gave him, said his father.

Bala was immediately admitted to Karaikal Government Hospital where he died during treatment.