Intermediate girl dies in hostel in Karimnagar

KARIMNAGAR: An Intermediate I year student was found dead under suspicious circumstances in the hostel of a private junior college at Rekurthi village in Karimnagar mandal on Tuesday. However, the parents of the girl attributed her death to negligence of the management in providing treatment.

Students staged a rasta roko, demanding action against the management and compensation to the kin. The deceased was identified Ghanta Bhanu, of Narsingapur village in Jagtial mandal.

She was pursuing Intermediate I year MPC group. Karimnagar Rural inspector B.S. Krishna said that the girl collapsed all of a sudden while getting fresh after coming from study hours at around 12.30 pm. Her brother who was waiting to meet her rushed her to a private hospital. However, she was declared brought
dead by doctors of the hospital.

Vital parts of the body were preserved for sending to forensic lab, he explained.
The girl’s maternal uncle alleged that staff of the hostel initially told him that she
was suffering from fever and later she had bouts of epilepsy. “They did not shift Bhanu to a hospital when she fell down. Delay in rushing to a hospital resulted in her death,” he accused.

Based on a complaint from family members of the girl, a case was booked against the management.