Andhra Pradesh: Six-year-old boy dies after falling in Sambar vessel

The six-year-old boy, on Wednesday afternoon, during lunchtime was running in his school when fell down in a vessel carrying hot Sambar.

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Andhra Pradesh: Six-year-old boy dies after falling in Sambar vessel
The police registered a case against the school management under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for causing death by negligence. (Image for representation: Reuters)

A six-year-old boy studying in UKG in a private school fell down in a Sambar vessel and lost his life in Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday.

"The six-year-old noy was sent to Vidya Niketan school at Panyam town as a hosteler. This afternoon during lunchtime, the child was running and fell down in a vessel carrying hot Sambar. Immediately, the boy was taken to Kurnool general hospital. But the efforts did not bear fruit as the boy was declared dead at 4.30 PM," Panyam Sub Inspector Rakesh said.

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The police registered a case against the school management under Sec 304 A (Causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

A maid at the school described how the mishap took place.

"The maids were bringing children to the lunch hall in queues. This boy was not in the queue, he ran out of the queue. At the same time, some persons brought a vessel containing hot Sambar. This boy went today away from the queue and fell down into the Sambar vessel. The boy was so fast that he immediately fell down in the vessel within a matter of an eye blink."