Ghaziabad: A student of 12th standard on Saturday
died while appearing for his physical education examination in
Ghaziabad district, police said.
Pavnish Kumar Panewar of TRM Public School in Modinagar,
died while appearing for his athletic test which was being
conducted under the supervision of CBSE appointed teacher,
they said.
The victim, hailing from Painga village under Niwari
police station, allegedly fell down during the run and was
taken to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead, sources
said.
However, police officials said the student died due to
negligence of school authorities.
The student was neither given medical aid nor was taken
to hospital, circle officer Kapil Dev said.
Dev said the student died due to negligence of teachers
and principal.
School was closed after the incident and an FIR was
lodged against the school management including the principal
on charge of negligence, police said.
The 60-year-old lady principal, Nirmal Dubey, who was
taken into custody, however denied charges of negligence and
said the victim did not complain of any physical problem
before the run, and was rushed to hospital within 20 minutes
after he fell down.
Chairman of school management Vinod Maheshwari, who was
out of town, also denied any kind of negligence on part of the
school.
PTI
