{"id":29694,"date":"2026-07-30T15:36:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/maihar-anganwadi-video-controversy-dpo-orders-probe-over-nutrition-meal\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T15:36:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:06:31","slug":"maihar-anganwadi-video-controversy-dpo-orders-probe-over-nutrition-meal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/maihar-anganwadi-video-controversy-dpo-orders-probe-over-nutrition-meal\/","title":{"rendered":"Maihar Anganwadi Video Controversy | DPO Orders Probe Over Nutrition Meal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/07\/30\/comp-13_1785402004.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/07\/30\/comp-13_1785402004.gif\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/07\/30\/comp-13_1785402004.gif\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">A video has emerged from &#8216;Kakra Anganwadi Center&#8217; in Maihar district of Madhya Pradesh, in which innocent children are seen being served only salt and puri in the name of nutritious food. As soon as the matter came to light, there was a stir in the Women and Child Development Department.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Officials said &#8211; The video is 3 months old<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Taking cognizance of the matter, District Program Officer (DPO) Rajendra Bangde has issued orders for an inquiry. The command of the investigation has been handed over to Project Officer Akhilesh Deepankar, who has reached the spot and started the probe. According to officials, in the preliminary investigation, this video appears to be about three months old, which was recently posted on social media on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>See pictures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/30\/comp-13_1785401977.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/30\/comp-13_1785401977.gif\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/30\/comp-13_1785401977.gif\" alt=\"Video of Kakra Anganwadi center.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span>Video of Kakra Anganwadi center.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/30\/iner27_1785401990.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/30\/iner27_1785401990.gif\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/30\/iner27_1785401990.gif\" alt=\"In the video, children are seen eating salt and puri.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span>In the video, children are seen eating salt and puri.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/30\/iner29_1785401996.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/30\/iner29_1785401996.gif\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/30\/iner29_1785401996.gif\" alt=\"The DPO is calling this video three months old.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span>The DPO is calling this video three months old.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Strict action will be taken after the investigation report.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The District Program Officer has clarified that every aspect and fact of the viral video is being thoroughly investigated. A detailed report has been requested from the Project Officer. After the report comes out, the strictest possible action will be taken against the culprits under the rules.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video has emerged from &#8216;Kakra Anganwadi Center&#8217; in Maihar district of Madhya Pradesh, in which innocent children are seen being served only salt and puri in the name of nutritious food. As soon as the matter came to light, there was a stir in the Women and Child Development Department. 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