Girl student dies, kin hold officials responsible in Adilabad

Maheshwari, a Class VII student from a tribal welfare department's school in Mamadagida village in Adilabad Rural mandal, died while undergoing treatment at RIMS-Adilabad early in the morning. 

Adilabad: Holding officials responsible for the death of a girl, her family members and tribal rights organisation Tudumdebba staged a protest in front of RIMS-Adilabad, resulting in traffic coming to a standstill on the stretch here on Wednesday.

Maheshwari, a Class VII student from a tribal welfare department’s school in Mamadagida village in Adilabad Rural mandal, died while undergoing treatment at RIMS-Adilabad early in the morning. Following this, her family members and members of Tudumdebba staged a sit-in front of the medical college, alleging that the headmaster of the school showed negligence in providing treatment to the girl.

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The protesters wanted officials to ensure justice for the victim and demanded that the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) extend compensation to the kin. They also asked Collector Rahul Raj to probe into the death of the student.

Traffic on the main road was hit due to the protest.