Kalaburagi: A Class 2 student succumbed to injuries at a Bengaluru hospital on Monday, three days after she fell into a hot 'sambar' vessel at a government school in Kalaburagi's Afzalpur taluk.
Following the incident, three officials were suspended in the matter on charges of negligence, including the school's headmaster, Lalabi Nadaf, in charge headmaster, Raju Chavan, and the head cook of the school, Kasturbai Talakeri.
On November 16 the student, Mahanthamma Shivappa Talwar (7), reportedly fell into the vessel at the midday meal kitchen attached to the school, said an official. The girl suffered 40 per cent burn injuries and was rushed to a primary health centre at Choudapur where she received first-aid treatment before being shifted to another hospital in the district for treatment.
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As her condition did not improve, the injured was shifted to Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru where she succumbed to her injuries on Sunday. After the victim's mother lodged a complaint, a case of death due to negligence was registered under section 304 A of the Indian Penal Code, however, no arrests have been made as of yet.