Overview

• Belagavi police charged Sri Rama Sene taluk president Sagar Patil and two associates under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for the July 14 pesticide contamination at a Hoolikatti government school
• Authorities allege Patil orchestrated the plot to oust a Muslim headmaster by coercing a minor student with Rs 500 and snacks to mix pesticide into the water tank
• All 11 children affected in the Belagavi incident have recovered and the accused are in judicial custody
• Shivamogga Superintendent G.K. Mithun Kumar formed four probe teams after discovering a pesticide bottle at a Huvinakone school water tank on July 31
• State agencies including the child-rights commission and a special task force against communal violence are overseeing both cases to ensure accountability