Six-year-old boy drowns in well near school premises in Bareilly; principal among four booked

An FIR has been registered against the manager, principal and two teachers of a private school in connection with the death of a six-year-old student who fell into an open well near the school premises, police said on Friday. Bhuta SHO Ravindra Kumar said a case of causing death by negligence has been registered against the school manager, principal Chironji Lal and teachers Narendra Pal and Shilpi.

An FIR has been registered against the manager, principal and two teachers of a private school in connection with the death of a six-year-old student who fell into an open well near the school premises, police said on Friday. The incident took place on Thursday in Adinapur village under the Bhuta police station area where Lavish, a class 2 student allegedly slipped and fell into the well while going to drink water from a tap installed near it. According to the complaint lodged by the child's father, Tinku Babu, the boy's younger brother Anuj informed school staff members Chironji Lal, Narendra Pal and Shilpi that Lavish had fallen into the well, but they allegedly did not pay attention and remained busy using their mobile phones. The complainant alleged that by the time villagers and others reached the spot, the child had drowned in the well. He held the school management responsible for negligence leading to the boy's death. Bhuta SHO Ravindra Kumar said a case of causing death by negligence has been registered against the school manager, principal Chironji Lal and teachers Narendra Pal and Shilpi. Faridpur Circle Officer Sandeep Singh said police and villagers rescued the child from the well and rushed him to hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. A post-mortem examination confirmed that the child died due to drowning, the officer said, adding that further investigation into alleged negligence by the school management was underway, and action would be taken on the basis of evidence collected.