Hyderabad: A five-year-old Class I student, who suffered severe burns on Friday after falling into a vat of hot sambar, died on Saturday.
B. Jayavardhan, a student at a government school in Suryapet district, was admitted to Osmania Hospital in the city in a critical condition. He fell into the container which was placed inside the school’s premises.
District collector Gaurav Uppal has announced a Rs 2 lakh ex gratia, a government job to a member of the boy's family besides a 2BHK house.
The collector also suspended the school’s headmaster Uma and one teacher, Murali Krishna, for alleged negligence.
The incident happened inside the school, located in Eduluru village in Kattangur mandal, while the mid-day meals were being served. The school has 201 students and five teachers.
On Friday afternoon, when the students had queued up for food, a slight commotion took place after the children started pushing in the line.
Jayavardhan is believed to have been pushed inside the container which had
boiling sambar during this commotion. He was rushed to hospital by school staff.
