A physical education teacher, Jijo James, was arrested in Kozhikode for allegedly spreading a false claim on Facebook that worms were found in food served at the Kerala State Sports Meet. Organisers found the allegation false following an inspection. The case was registered by Kunnamangalam police.

Kozhikode: A physical education teacher was arrested on Thursday for allegedly making a false claim that worms were found in food served to students attending the State Sports Meet being held here, police said.

The arrested person was identified as Jijo James, a teacher at a vocational higher secondary school in Ernakulam district.

The State Sports Meet is being held at the NIT Kozhikode ground, with students from all schools under the General Education Department taking part.

On Wednesday, James alleged that worms were found in the food served to students attending the event.