Varanasi student dies after falling from school building

VARANASI: A 12th standard student, who sustained critical injuries after falling from the rooftop of Sunbeam Varuna School’s hostel here on Thursday, succumbed to injuries during treatment at BHU trauma centre on late Thursday evening, police said. It said a case had been registered against the school management.

VARANASI: A 12th standard student, who sustained critical injuries after falling from the rooftop of Sunbeam Varuna School’s hostel here on Thursday, succumbed to injuries during treatment at BHU trauma centre on late Thursday evening, police said.

It said a case had been registered against the school management.

According to police, Prashant Pandey was son of Prajesh Pandey, prosecution officer at chief judicial magistrate court, Varanasi. Classes were on when the incident took place.

Police said the school management rushed Prashant to a private hospital and informed his mother Sheela Pandey. The parents reached hospital and shifted Prashant to Trauma Centre, BHU where Prashant breathed his last during treatment.

According to reports, school principal Anupama Mishra reportedly pulled up Prashant on the complaint of a teacher whom Prashant allegedly used to harass. Mishra said it was normal to discipline students and it shouldn’t be linked with the incident.

School chairman Deepak Madhok said Prashant used to harass the teacher, who had lodged a complaint with the principal. There was no CCTV footage to show how he fell, although there were footages of Prashant climbing stairs. Footages had been submitted to police, Madhok said.

In his complaint to police, Prajesh held school management responsible.

Police said a case has been registered against school management under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) following complaint by father of the boy in this connection.

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL REPORTEDLY PULLED UP PRASHANT ON THE COMPLAINT OF A TEACHER WHOM PRASHANT ALLEGEDLY USED TO HARASS.