- By Soumyaroop Mukherjee
- Sun, 14 Sep 2025 02:55 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Odisha Hostel Prank: In a deeply disturbing incident that emerged from Odisha, eight students of Salaguda Sevashram School in Phiringia block of Kandhamal were hospitalised after their classmates put instant glue into their eyes when they were asleep. Their eyelids were sealed when they woke up, and their eyes reportedly suffered significant damage.
They were first admitted to the Gochhapada Medical Centre, but their condition was reported to be serious. As their conditions deteriorated, they were shifted to the Phulbani District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) for specialised care. The district administration ordered an inquiry into the shocking case.
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What Was The Incident?
The eight students from classes 3, 4, and 5 were sleeping at night when some of their classmates put instant glue into their eyes. The children woke up to pain and irritation and found their eyelids sealed. Hearing the screams of the panicked children, the hostel authorities were alerted and rushed the children to the nearby hospital.
Chilling visuals emerged showing the boys with their eyes shut; some of them were even crying. The doctors tried to separate the glued eyelids while making sure that the surgical procedures do not cause a permanent loss of vision. One student was discharged from the hospital while seven others remained under observation.
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The district administration suspended the school’s headmaster, Manoranjan Sahu, due to negligence in administration. A high-level inquiry was launched to determine how such an incident occurred.
Parents and locals expressed their grievances over the incident and called for stricter monitoring in the hostels to prevent these kinds of incidents from repeating. Child rights activists also demanded a thorough probe, highlighting the fact that the safety and mental well-being of hostel students should be the top priority of the administration. Authorities have assured that strict action will be taken against those found responsible.