Karnataka CM slams school water poisoning plot targeting Muslim headmaster

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday condemned the alleged poisoning of drinking water at a government school in Hulikatti village of Belagavi district reportedly to force the transfer of a Muslim headmaster.

In a post on 'X' Siddaramaiah termed it a 'heinous act' driven by religious hatred and fundamentalism.

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a statement, Siddaramaiah said, “The headmaster of the government school in Hulikatti village, Savadatti taluk, Belagavi district, belongs to the Muslim community. With the malicious intent of having him transferred elsewhere, Sagar Patil, the Taluk president of Shriram Sena, along with two others, has been arrested for poisoning the drinking water of school children.”