The ongoing Iran-Israel conflict has severely disrupted global LPG supply chains, causing an acute shortage of domestic cooking gas cylinders across India.

This crisis has now reached Karnataka's Bidar district, where a shocking incident unfolded at the Government Primary School in Gorta (B), Hulsoor taluk.

Thieves broke into the school's kitchen by forcing open the lock at night and stole all 6 LPG cylinders allocated for the Mid-Day Meal Scheme and Ksheerabhagya. The theft was discovered by teachers the next morning, leaving the school unable to prepare hot meals for children. Shining Diva Fashion Angel Wings Platinum Plated Crystal Pendant Necklace Jewellery Set for Women and Girls (Blue) (14622s)

Parents and staff are deeply worried about the disruption to children's nutrition and rights to midday meals.The shortage exacerbated by the conflict has driven black-market prices sky-high and triggered a surge in thefts nationwide, including residential areas in Bengaluru and elsewhere.

In Bidar itself, police recently seized 105 LPG cylinders from a black-marketing racket and arrested four people.Police from Basavakalyan Rural Police Station visited the scene, registered a case, and launched an investigation with a dragnet to trace the culprits and recover the cylinders.Bengaluru Hotels in Crisis: High Court Petition Against Halt in Commercial LPG Cylinder Supply..!

The incident has raised serious concerns about security at government schools during this fuel crisis. Local authorities and the Education Department are urged to arrange immediate alternative arrangements to ensure children continue receiving meals.

This highlights the broader vulnerability: as global tensions disrupt imports via the Strait of Hormuz, everyday essentials like cooking gas become targets for theft, even from public institutions meant to serve the vulnerable.NIA raids underway in Kashmir to eradicate the terror groups of Pak in Kashmir