Lucknow: A 12-year-old Class 7 student died after collapsing at her school in Kushinagar’s Ramkola area, with a post-mortem report attributing the death to a heart attack, officials said on Sunday.
The girl, according to her family and local accounts, reached school on Wednesday morning and collapsed around 10 am while sitting on a bench. The finding stunned the family and residents, who said they did not expect a cardiac-related death in a 12-year-old. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Lucknow | Silver Rate in Lucknow | Bank Holidays in Lucknow | Public Holidays in Lucknow | Lucknow AQI | Weather in Lucknow | Petrol Price in Lucknow | Diesel Price in Lucknow | CNG Price in Lucknow | LPG Price in Lucknow Stay updated with the latest Lucknow news.
Police said viscera samples have been preserved for further examination. “If she had received proper treatment on time, she would have been alive today,” he said. Circle officer Srivastava said the post-mortem established a heart attack as the cause of death and that viscera had been preserved.
Classmates raised an alarm and informed her family. Relatives rushed her to a hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead. The death triggered allegations from the family that school staff failed to respond quickly and delayed arranging medical help. Family members and villagers staged a protest with the body for nearly three hours, demanding action against those responsible and alleging negligence by the school administration. Neha was initially buried without a post-mortem examination. Two days later, her grandfather, Jawahir Bharti, approached Kushinagar district magistrate Sanjay Chauhan seeking an examination, citing doubts and concerns about the circumstances of the child’s death. Following the request, authorities ordered the exhumation of the body. Neha’s father, Rajaram alias Bablu, who works at a namkeen factory in Mumbai, alleged that timely treatment could have saved her. A two-member committee has been formed to investigate the case and submit its report within a week. He added that if the family submitted a written complaint, police would conduct an impartial inquiry and take legal action as required. Download the TOI App.
On Friday evening, the body was exhumed in the presence of Khadda sub-divisional magistrate (Judicial/Magistrate) and circle officer Ajay Kumar Srivastava, and sent for a post-mortem. The post-mortem report, released on Sunday, said the cause of death was a heart attack. After the incident, basic education officer Anil Kumar suspended teacher Yogendra Srivastava on Thursday.