The alleged incident was reported by the parents of a child. A tiny dead snake was allegedly found in a packet of midday meal meant for children at an Anganwadi' or governmentrun nursery school in western Maharashtra's Sangli district. The alleged incident was reported by the parents of a child at Palus on Monday, said Anandi Bhosale, vicepresident of the state Anganwadi workers' union, though district officials could not be contacted to confirm it. "Children in the age group of six months to three years get packets of midday meal, a premix of dal khichadi, at Anganwadis. On Monday, meal packets were distributed by Anganwadi workers in Palus. The parents of one of the children claimed that a tiny dead snake was found in the packet they received," she said on Wednesday. . The Anganwadi 'sevika' woman worker reported the incident to the officials, Ms Bhosale added. Deputy chief executive officer of the Sangli Zilla Parishad Sandip Yadav and other officials from the food safety committee visited the Anganwadi and the packet was taken away for lab tests, she said. PromotedListen to thelatest songs, only onJioSaavn.com. Despite repeated attempts, Yadav, who is incharge of the Anganwadi section of the Zilla Parishad, could not be contacted. Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed. TrackLatest NewsLive on NDTV.com and getnewsupdates fromIndiaand around theworld. Watch Live News:. ................ Advertisement ................
A dead snake was allegedly found in a midday meal packet at a government-run nursery school in Maharashtra's Sangli district. The incident was reported by parents, leading to the meal packet being taken for lab tests by officials.