Overview
- A helper at Sarvodaya Co‑Educational School in Hari Nagar discovered a dead lizard in a mid‑day meal container after food had already been served two to three times, prompting staff to stop distribution.
- The meals, delivered in four sealed containers by an NGO, were checked and tasted in front of deputy education officials and the school’s mid‑day meal committee before being served.
- Police registered an FIR under Section 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for endangering life, collected the dead lizard and a food sample in sealed containers, and stored them as evidence while the probe continues.
- No students or staff had reported illness at the time the report was filed and the school informed the supplying NGO about the contamination.
- The case highlights questions about vendor oversight and chain‑of‑custody in the mid‑day meal programme and could prompt tighter checks on NGO suppliers and on-site sampling procedures.