Sanjana's family members alleged that the girl was pushed from the roof by a school employee and demanded registration of a case against the school management. Reuters Image for Representation
A 14-year old girl died under mysterious circumstances allegedly after she fell from the roof of her school building in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria town, about 325 kilometres from here, on Monday.
Sanjana (name changed), who was a student of 9th standard at the Modern City Montessori School in the town, was rushed to the hospital but succumbed to her injuries on the way.
Police sources here said that girl, a resident of Chakiyawa locality in the town, was last seen on the roof of the school. It was not, however, clear what prompted her to go on to the roof, a place seldom visited by the students.
Sanjana's family members alleged that the girl was pushed from the roof by a school employee and demanded registration of a case against the school management.
''There was no reason for Sanjana to go on the roof...she must have been taken there by someone,'' alleged one of the family members. They also accused the school management of not providing quick treatment to the girl.
A panicky school management closed the institution immediately after the incident. A group of irate parents later held a demonstration before the school and created ruckus in protest against the incident.
The principal of the school Adya Tiwari was absconding after the incident, the police said. ''We are investigating the matter....the principal could not be contacted,'' said a police official in Deoria.
The incident comes close on the heels of murder of a 2nd standard student at Ryan International school at Gurugram a few days back.