Visakhapatnam: A 12-year-old Class VII student Konathala Shyamala Rao collapsed after consuming breakfast in the BC Welfare Hostel in Vizianagaram and was later declared dead by the doctors in Vizianagaram government hospital.
Students witness to the incident said Shyamala Rao told his hostel mates after eating breakfast that he was having a reeling sensation and collapsed in the mess. He was rushed to the government hospital where the doctors declared that he was brought dead. Preliminary investigation revealed that he might have suffered a cardiac arrest. The boy is a native of Ranasthalam in Srikakulam district.
Meanwhile the minister for BC Welfare S Savith expressed her shock over the sudden death of the student in the BC Hostel. She immediately ordered the BC Welfare Officials to submit a report to her.
She said the hostel staff informed the boy’s parents over the phone. She said the government would extend support to the family in all respects.
