India News | Class 9 Student Dies in Classroom in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A class 9 student died in his classroom at a private school in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Monday, police said.
Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Dec 18 (PTI) A class 9 student died in his classroom at a private school in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Monday, police said.
The incident took place Loharbarba, around 170km from Ranchi, around 12.15pm, they said.
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Principal Indrani Ghosh told reporters that the student, Ajay Kumar Saw, was sitting in the classroom when he suddenly collapsed.
"He became unconscious and was taken to a nearby private hospital. He was referred to Shahid Nirmal Mahto Medical College Hospital (SNMMCH) in Saraidhela where doctors declared him dead," Ghosh said.
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Barwadda police station in-charge Bikram Singh said, "We will initiate a probe after getting the post-mortem report."
The boy's father Jagdish Saw said he was a heart patient but had no serious symptoms that he would die all of a sudden.
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