Guwahati, March 22 -- Karnataka Police arrested a total of six individuals in connection with the food poisoning incident in a Karnataka hostel that claimed the lives of two students from Meghalaya and left 22 students hospitalized.

According to the sources, Commissioner and Secretary of Home department, Cyril VD Diengdoh of Meghalaya Government who visited Mandya under government directives, confirmed the arrests.

Sources also confirmed that the Karnataka police carried our the arrest under Sections 286 and 106 BNSS at the Malavalli Rural Police Station.

Sources said that the Meghalaya government has instructed the concerned deputy commissioners to release an ex-gratia of Rs 3 lakh to the families of the two students who tragically lo...