Rajasthan: A tragic incident occurred in Banswara district where a Class 12 student collapsed while on her way to appear for her board examination and later died in hospital. The student was travelling from her hostel to her school when she suddenly lost consciousness and fell on the road. She was immediately rushed to the hospital, but doctors declared her dead on arrival.
The incident took place around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday in Sagwa village under the Sajjangarh police station area of Banswara. The student had been residing in a government girls’ hostel for the past two years and was studying at the Government Higher Secondary School in Sagwa.
Student Identified, Preliminary Cause of Death Heart Attack
Sajjangarh SHO Dhanpat Singh said that the deceased student has been identified as Pooja Kumari Meena, a Class 12 student of the Government Higher Secondary School, Sagwa, in the Sajjangarh subdivision.
“She was going to appear for the Class 12 board examination in agriculture science along with her friends when she suddenly collapsed. Prima facie, the cause of death appears to be a heart attack. A post-mortem will be conducted after her family arrives from Pratapgarh,” he said.
Villagers Rush Student to Hospital
According to the FIR filed by the school principal, Pooja Kumari Meena, a resident of Arnod in Pratapgarh district, fainted while returning to school from the girls’ hostel in Sagwa.
Her friends, along with a district council member Narsingh Ninama, the local village head, and villagers, immediately took her to the government hospital in Sajjangarh in a private vehicle. The hostel warden, Priyanka Charpota, also accompanied her.
Despite efforts by doctors, the student passed away during treatment at the hospital.