16 YO girl dies after falling from 3rd floor of school; family says 'was pushed'
A girl student, studying in a private school in Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh, died on Monday after falling off the third storey of the school building on Monday. Deceased was identified as Neetu Chauhan, 16. She was found lying on the ground of the Modern City Montessori School in a critical condition. She had gone to the toilet, located on the third floor while her classroom was on the first floor, students said. https://twitter.com/ANINewsUP/status/909972714869239808 The bleeding girl was rushed to a nearby medical aid from where she was referred to Baba Raghav Das Medical College in Gorakhpur, but she succumbed on the way, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajiv Malhotra said. "My daughter said she was pushed from behind. School students had come home to inform me of the incident, no teachers came," said the father of the girl. https://twitter.com/ANINewsUP/status/909974075719655424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tribuneindia.com%2Fnews%2Fnation%2Fstudent-dies-after-fall-from-third-floor-of-school-brother-says-she-was-pushed%2F469566.html The school management has locked down the school and gone untraceable, the mobile phone of the principal is switched off ever since the incident took place. Acting Principal Mithilesh Mishra said "We took the girl to the hospital immediately and also informed her parents." "CCTV cameras at the school have not been working for some days now," he added. The SSP said the matter had been referred to the District Magistrate and he, in turn, had deputed the District Inspector of Schools (DIOs) to probe the incident. -PTC News
