Plastic egg: Police begins probe, suspected eggs seized, sent for tests in Baripada

Bhubaneswar: Police on Tuesday started probe into the incident where plastic eggs were allegedly served to students during midday meal scheme at St Mary’s School in Baripada.

Earlier, few parents had lodged a complaint with Krushnachandrapur police limits in connection with plastic eggs on June 24.

Senior police officials today interrogated the school authorities and the supplier of eggs. Preliminary inquiry suggests that the eggs were not ‘plastic’ rather were of inferior quality.

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Betanati SDPO Dhiren Nanda said, samples of suspected  eggs have been seized and sent for examinations.

The preliminary report by the local block education officer had earlier pointed that the eggs found in the school appear to be ‘unnatural’ as they are small in size and greasy than original ones.

Meanwhile, the school management has stopped serving eggs to students till further orders from the district administration.