An eleven-year-old, boy who collapsed while climbing stairs to his classroom in a private school at Nadergul near here, died at hospital yesterday, the police said today.
"As per preliminary investigation, the boy, a student of class VI, seems to have died due to health issues, may be a heart problem," Adibatla police station inspector R Govinda Reddy said.
However, the honorary president of the city-based NGO 'Balala Hakkula Sangham', Achyuta Rao alleged the body of the boy was transported on a two-wheeler to a nearby hospital.
Demanding an inquiry, he said a case under relevant sections of the IPC and Juvenile Justice Act be registered against the school management for alleged negligence.
He said the NGO will hold a protest at the school tomorrow.
However, the police and a senior school administration official have dismissed the allegations that the boy was taken to the hospital on the two-wheeler.
"We have verified the CCTV footage the student was shifted in a four-wheeler to a hospital," the inspector said.
The school official also denied the allegations that the boy's parents were not informed about the incident.
A case of suspicious death was registered and further investigation is underway.
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