A 17-year-old student of Class XI collapsed during school assembly and died on Thursday morning. His post-mortem has been conducted and the police are awaiting the report to ascertain the cause of death.
Sonu Kumar collapsed during the assembly at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Gole Market around 7 a.m. He was rushed to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival.
Call from school
“He woke up at 6 a.m., got ready and went to school. Around 7.30 a.m., his father Vishwamitra Prasad received a call from the school authorities stating that Sonu’s condition was serious and he was hospitalised,” said his uncle Manoj.
Mr. Manoj said Sonu fell face down, broke a tooth and his nose was bleeding when he collapsed. The school authorities found Mr. Prasad’s number on Sonu’s identity card.
“Inquest proceedings have been initiated. No foul play has come to the fore but the district police are questioning all those present in the assembly to investigate the death,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) B.K. Singh.
‘He was in good health’
According to the family, Sonu was in good health and never complained of any serious illness.
“He was absolutely fine...We don’t understand how this happened,” said Mr. Manoj.
According to him, Sonu was the only child of Mr. Prasad, a Railways employee, and Jeera Devi. He was born several years after their marriage and was a pampered child.
“He was born after years of prayers. Even if he caught a cold or got fever, his parents would take him to a doctor instead of giving medicine on their own,” said Mr. Manoj.
Remembering Sonu, the uncle said he was a quiet boy who never fought with anyone. “He hardly spoke. We’ve never saw him quarrel with anyone and never received any complaints from the school either.”
