Telangana: Peddapur Gurukul student bitten by snake; second instance in 4 months

A Class 8 student of the Peddapur Gurukul was hospitalised on Wednesday following a snakebite. This is the same school where a student died, allegedly of snakebite, barely four months ago.

Jagtial: A Class 8 student of the Peddapur Gurukul was hospitalised on Wednesday following a snakebite. This is the same school where a student died, allegedly of snakebite, barely four months ago.

This time, it was Class 8 student Omkar Akhil, who fortunately survived the snakebite and is recovering in hospital.

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A native of Metpalli, Akhil noticed pain on his hand and started vomiting while taking a bath in the morning. Snakebite marks were also found on his wrist, when his friends checked him. They alerted the principal, after which he was shifted to a private hospital in Korutla where doctors confirmed that the boy was bitten by a snake. He was administered an anti-venom injection.

Knowing about the incident, DMHO Pramood Kumar and RDO Srinivas visited the hospital and enquired about the health condition of the student. Later, they informed that the health condition of the student was stable.

It may be recalled here that two students died in July-August, one reportedly due to a snakebite. While Class VII student Rajarapu Ganaditya (13) died on July 26 this year, Yedamalla Anirudh (12) of Class VI died on August 9.

The school had closed down after many students fell ill as well. A cleaning operation had found a den of snakes and at least four snakes were killed in August. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Opposition leaders including BRS working president KT Rama Rao had visited the school following the incident.