A 14-year-old Class 9 student from in Jalgaon died under suspicious circumstances during recess. While the school claims he fainted, his family alleges he was assaulted by classmates. CCTV footage reportedly shows a group of boys taking him to the washroom. Police have seized footage and launched an investigation.
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In a shocking incident, a 14-year-old student from a private school in Jalgaon died under suspicious circumstances near the school's toilet passage during the lunch break on Thursday; the student was a class 9 student. This tragic incident has prompted an investigation by the local police.
As per news agency ANI, the incident occurred at RR School in Jalgaon on July 11, when the student, identified as Kalpesh Valmik Ingle, was found unconscious during recess. According to school authorities, as soon as the administration found Kalpesh in this situation, he was rushed to a private hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival.
Addressing the incident, the Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Sandeep Gavit said, "A boy who was a 9th class student in Jalgaon's RR School fainted and was later reported dead. The CMO gave this information. A case has been registered at the Jilha Peth Police Station. The investigation is underway…" as per ANI.
Highlighting the incident, the school principal said that students were playing during recess when a teacher informed them that a student had fainted. "At the time of recess, children were playing after eating. At that time, a committee came, and I was at that event. Then a schoolteacher came and informed us that a student had fainted. We then took him to the hospital.... The students brought the boy to the teachers from the washroom... I am unaware of any fight that has happened. The police are investigating the case," the school principal stated, ”as cited by ANI.
However, the victim's family has raised serious concerns about the incident, which took place inside the school premises. Kalpesh's sister has alleged that the CCTV footage showed a group of four to five boys taking him towards the washroom and assaulting him. She also claimed that her brother had an argument with a few classmates two days prior to the incident.
Kalpesh's sister asserted that "he was a very good student and never got into any fights. He was a good student and was the class monitor... The CCTV footage showed that 4 to 5 boys took him towards the washroom and beat him very badly. The school is not taking any responsibility, nor are they telling the names of the boys. My brother should get justice."
Kalpesh's uncle, Deepak Hohar, also raised doubts over the school's version of events; he also said, "The father of the boy got a call around 2:30 pm, and he soon rushed to the school, and there the students and teachers informed him that the boy is in the hospital. In the hospital, the doctors informed us that he was dead. All the teachers are telling a different story... He was made to sit in some other place where there was no CCTV rather than his original spot for recess... In the CCTV footage, we can see that a few boys are beating him," he said.
However, taking the incident seriously, police have seized the CCTV footage and are interrogating students, school staff, and the principal. The case has been registered at Jalgaon District Peth Police Station.
Police said the cause of death will be ascertained following the post-mortem report, and further investigation is underway, as per ANI.
(With ANI Inputs)
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