Parents protest after 4-year-old dies in school lift; principal arrested
Hyderabad: In a tragic incident, a four-year-old girl was on Tuesday crushed to death in the lift of a private school where she was studying in Dilsukhnagar area, sparking protests by her shocked family members and outraged public.
The deceased has been identified as Syeda Xainab Fatima, a nursery student.
The mother accused the school of negligence and demanded action be taken against its management. "We got a call within a short while after dropping her at school and were told that our daughter died," said Jaina Fatima.
"This is sheer negligence on the part (of the) school and we demand justice and stringent action against the school management," she said.
A case under IPC section for causing death by negligence has been registered against the school management, the police said.
"The girl's head got stuck on the lower side of the grilled lift and she was crushed to death," Deputy Commissioner of Police (East Zone) A Ravinder said.
"We will further investigate the matter and what are the lapses, that also will be brought on record. A thorough inquiry is underway to determine on how the incident occurred, whose mistake it is, whether that of management or the teacher accompanying the students. Stringent action will be taken against those who committed the mistake," he said.
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The school has been closed for now. The District Education Officer has been summoned by the police. It will be examined whether the school management had got the necessary permission (to run the school), the DCP said.
"It is a sad incident...Definitely arrests will follow... We are verifying...There is no question of leaving anybody (responsible for the incident)," he said.
"We are further inquiring into it. Now we have received a complaint and based on it, a case under section 304A (causing death by negligence) of IPC has been registered against the school management," Malakpet police station Inspector A Ganga Reddy said. "We will take stern action as per the law," he added.
Earlier, the family members of the deceased and other local residents gathered in front of the school and held a protest demanding stern action against its management.
