Absconding Bihar school principal arrested

Meena Devi is head of the school where 23 children died after eating contaminated food last week

Police arrested Wednesday the absconding principal of the government primary school in Bihar's Saran district where 23 children died after eating contaminated food last week, officials said.

Saran Superintendent of Police Sujit Kumar told IANS over telephone that Meena Devi was arrested by Special Investigation Team. Earlier in the day, she filed a petition for anticipatory bail in a court.