Boy killed in wall collapse in school

A seven-year old boy was killed when the debris from a wall under construction came crashing down on students at a school situated in Magadi Road in Bangalore.

Police said Dinesh Kumar, a student of first standard, was killed while another classmate Rahmathulla, sufferred serious head injuries when the bricks started falling on the students who had assembled for post-lunch prayer session at Sri Surekha International School in Bangalore.

The bricks had fallen from the third floor of the school building, where a parapet was under construction.

Dinesh Kumar was rushed to a nearby private hospital and later to Victoria Hospital. But, the doctors declared him brought dead. Rahmathulla was rushed to a private hospital in Vijaynagar area of Bangalore. A CT scan of the brain revealed that Rahmathulla was out of danger, police said.

Dinesh Kumar’s father Murugan, who works with a book-binding unit, and his wife were heart-broken over the tragedy striking their small family. “He was my only son. Since my wife insisted that he should study in an English medium school, I had secured him a seat with great difficulty”, he told reporters.

Dinesh Kumar’s relatives held a demonstration with the dead body in Magadi Road yesterday before the funeral seeking action against the management of the private school, which had violated safety norms by carrying out construction activity during school hours. The Bangalore police have booked a case against the management of school.

Dinesh Kumar’s death is the latest in the series of tragedies involving children in Bangalore. After two children were mauled to death by stray dogs, a schoolboy had committed suicide in New Thippasandra layout in the City after he was allegedly harassed by the school teacher.