Hyderabad: The death of a student under suspicious circumstances at Tejaswi School in Nayeemnagar, Hanumakonda, triggered public outrage on Thursday.
Banoth Surjeet Prem (9), a class 4 student and resident of Gundlasingaram, collapsed suddenly at the school in the morning. Staff rushed him to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him brain dead. His parents, Banoth Sujatha and Ramesh, alleged foul play, claiming their son was healthy and might have been assaulted by school staff.
Soon after, the boy’s relatives and student union leaders gathered at the school and demanded that a murder case be filed against the management. They also sought ₹50 lakh as ex-gratia for the family, holding the school responsible for negligence.
Protests erupt over suspicious circumstances at school
Tension escalated when the school management locked the premises and fled. In response, the crowd pelted stones at the school board. Police, led by ACP Narsingha Rao, reached the scene to control the situation.
Relatives also recalled that another student, Jayanthavardhan, had died in the same school on September 11. They demanded a full investigation and justice for the family.