Class 8 girl dies after jumping off 3rd floor of school building; police begin probe
Jalna(PTI): A 13-year-old girl studying in Class 8 died after she allegedly jumped off the third floor of her school building in Jalna city of Maharashtra on Friday morning, police said.
The deceased was identified as Aarohi Deepak Bidla, a resident of Mastagad, and the incident took place in CTMK School.
"Soon after the morning session began at her school, Aarohi jumped from the corridor on the third floor. Teachers and school staffers immediately rushed her to a private hospital. She was later shifted to the District Government Hospital, where doctors declared her dead," an official said.
Speaking to the media, Aarohi's father Deepak Bidla, who works as a sweeper in a private hospital, said he received a call from the school informing him of the incident.
According to him, Aarohi had shown no signs of distress at home and had left for school as usual.
He, however, alleged that his daughter had complained about some boys from her class teasing her.
"I told her to inform the teachers, but no action was taken," he alleged.
Sources said the teachers had called Aarohi's parents to the school regarding her low academic performance.
Aarohi reportedly feared that the teachers might complain to her grandmother, who works in the same school as a sweeper, about her studies, which might have caused her stress.
Inspector Sandip Bharti of Sadar Bazar police station said an investigation was underway to ascertain the cause of the suspected suicide.
The police have registered a case of accidental death and are probing all angles, including allegations of harassment and academic pressure, to determine the circumstances that led to the girl's death, he said.
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3 killed, 15 injured in fire after blast at firecracker unit in MP's Dewas; CM orders probe
Dewas/Indore (PTI): At least three workers were killed and 15 persons injured after a fire broke out following an explosion at a firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district on Thursday, an official said.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav expressed grief over the incident and ordered an investigation. The state government will provide an assistance of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of each of the deceased, and the injured will receive free treatment, he said in a post on X.
Three persons were killed in the fire at the firecracker unit located in Tonk Kalan area, and around 15 injured persons were sent to hospitals in Indore and Dewas, Collector Rituraj Singh told reporters after inspecting the site.
Videos of the aftermath surfaced on social media, showing thick white smoke billowing from the factory along the Agra–Mumbai national highway. The clips also showed people rushing the injured for treatment amid cries for help, with body parts seen scattered at the site.
The collector said the fire has been brought under control. The administration has taken possession of explosives stored at another location within the unit, he said.
The work to manufacture small firecrackers at the factory of a person named Anil Malviya had begun only 15 days ago, and a licence has been issued for the unit, the collector said.
A detailed investigation is underway into the incident, he added.
CM Yadav said, "I have directed Deputy Chief Minister and Dewas district guardian minister Jagdish Devda, the home secretary and senior officials to visit the spot. An inquiry has also been ordered into the incident."
Local residents said there was a massive explosion at the factory, and the victims' body parts were found scattered far away from the site.
They said construction work was underway at the site and different sheds were being built there.
