Schoolkid falls into sambar vessel, dies

Amaravati, November 15

A six-year-old boy died after falling into a vessel with steaming sambar in a private school in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. Education and police authorities found alleged negligence and violations on the part of the school management for the horrific death that took place on Wednesday. Managing director Vijaya Kumar Reddy and correspondent Nagamalleswara Reddy were arrested, the police said.

Nandyal sub-divisional police officer Chidananda Reddy said no care was taken during meal distribution in the school, as a result of which LKG student Purushottam Reddy died. In fact, the hostel attached to the school was being run without mandatory permission, educational authorities said. — PTI