Class IV student dies after falling from swing
By Akshya Rout
Jajpur, Jan 18 : In a shocking incident, a Class IV student died after falling from a swing at a primary school under Danagadi block in Jajpur district on Saturday.
The mishap took place during recess period at Bagapatia Primary School of Bagapatia village under Tamaka police station .
The deceased student has been identified as Somyarajan Sahoo(9) , son of Nabaghana Sahoo from Bagapatia village.Somyarajan along with other children were playing on the swing when he suddenly fell and sustained critical head injuries.
He was rushed to the Community Health Center (CHC) at Danagadi where doctors declared him dead, said Achutananda Sa, a teacher of the school.Pritiranjan Ghadei the former MLA of Sukinda rushed to the hospital after this incident and consoled the parents of the deceased boy.
The deceased student’s father and other family members alleged that the boy died due to the gross negligence on the part of teachers at the school.
When contacted, the IIC of Tamaka police station, Pramodini Sahoo said’ Police seized the body of the student and sent to the government hospital at Danagadi for autopsy. After getting the postmortem report, we will know the exact cause of the death.
