Class IX student with heavy bag collapses inside school premises in Warangal

Warangal: A 14-year-old Class IX student, P. Srivarshita, collapsed inside her school premises on Monday at Karimabad in Warangal district.

CCTV footage shows the girl arriving at the Kautilya High School at about 8.45 am carrying a heavy bag and climbing the stairs. After she reached the third floor, she suddenly collapsed. Other students alerted the school staff. She suffered an injury to her forehead and started bleeding from her nose. The school staff gave her first aid, shifted her to a hospital and informed the parents. The doctors at the hospital told the school staff that the girl’s BP was down and advised them to take her to MGM Hospital. She died before they could reach the hospital.

Parents of the girl blamed the school authorities, claiming that there had been a delay in taking their daughter to the hospital. Students’ organisations backed the parents and staged a dharna demanding action against the school management. School principal K. Sridhar said doctors had said the girl was suffering from dehydration which led to her death.