Guwahati, Dec 31: In a tragic incident, three young girls died after consuming poison in lower Assam’s Baska district.

According to reports, all the three girls were 13-years-old.

Sources said the girls faced some form of reprimand at their school, Sunbari School in Salbari, after allegedly writing “objectionable comments” on the school board.

According to reports, On December 9, the girls, students of the Sunbari School in Salbari, had reportedly obtained pesticide from a local seed shop and consumed it mixed with food.

All three fell ill and were hospitalized, where they passed away in the days that followed.On December 30, the third victim, a 13-year-old girl, succumbed to the effects of the poisoning at Ayursundra Hospital in Guwahati.

Two other girls, also aged 13, had similarly met similar fate earlier in the month.

Police have registered a case and arrested the owner of the seed shop, Miyajan Ali, while the school authorities vehemently deny any wrongdoing or harassment towards the girls.

The investigation is underway.

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