Class 12 student dies after falling from school building in Rajasthan
Jaipur (PTI): An Class 12 student died after falling from the second floor of a school in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district, police said on Saturday.
Ramandeep Kaur, 18, had come for a practical examination at SD Girls School when the incident happened on Friday evening, they said.
Acting Kotwali Station House Officer Rameshwarlal Bishnoi said the student, a resident of the Purani Abadi Tower Road area, fell from the second floor of the school building.
"Ramandeep was unwell, but had come to the school to appear for her biology practical examination. Her mother and brother were waiting outside the laboratory," the officer said.
The student was returning after completing the practical when she fell from the second floor, he said.
School staff and family members rushed her to a nearby private hospital in a school bus. She was later referred to the district hospital in view of her critical condition, where doctors declared her brought dead, police said.
Further investigation is underway to ascertain the circumstances leading to the incident, they added.
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Bengal: Hundreds stage protest over 'threats' by TMC workers
Kolkata (PTI): Demanding safety after counting of votes, hundreds of villagers staged a protest in Falta in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, alleging they were receiving life threats from TMC workers in the area.
The protesters, many of them women and holding BJP flags, blocked the road in Hasimnagar village, alleging that local panchayat pradhan Israfil, a close associate of TMC candidate Jehangir Khan, issued them threats of attacks after poll results are announced.
The CRPF deputy commandant visited the area with a large force and assured the demonstrators of ensuring their safety.
Khan dismissed the allegations and said the women were "deployed" by the BJP to stage the demonstration and engineer the arrest of TMC functionaries in the area before the counting to "harm the morale of the TMC supporters".
"If the charges are proved, I am ready to face the law," he said.
Fatima Bibi, one of the protesters belonging to the BJP's Mahila Morcha, claimed Israfil and his men "have been visiting the area since April 30 and threatening us that there would be bloodshed from May 5. We demand CRPF remain in the area".
The CRPF official said, "We are here to instill confidence among the people with support of the local police, We have assured them of full security."
An Election Commission official said a report has been sought about the protests from the district administration.
