Hostel student with fever died during treatment in Shahdol; family alleged negligence
A 15-year-old Class 10 student living in a Scheduled Caste hostel in Shahdol died at Jabalpur Medical College on 23 August. His family alleged the hostel superintendent delayed his treatment.
Raja Prajapati (15), a Class 10 student living at the Senior Scheduled Caste Hostel near Police Line, Patel Nagar, at the divisional headquarters, died on 23 August while undergoing treatment at Jabalpur Medical College. He was the son of the late Mathura Prajapati and a resident of Bodri.
Hostel student with fever died during treatment
According to information received, the student’s condition worsened so badly on 22 August that he had to be admitted to the ICU of the district hospital. When there was no improvement, he was referred to Jabalpur Medical College, where he died. He had developed a fever and later contracted pneumonia; his condition deteriorated to the point that doctors could not save him. His relatives alleged that the hostel superintendent, Ramesh Dwivedi, did not get him timely treatment and took him to hospital only after his condition had worsened. Students at the hostel also said that Raja had been running a fever for several days and had told the staff, but it was taken lightly, and he was taken to hospital only when he began to deteriorate, which led to his death. Both of the deceased’s parents had died. He had a sister, and the two siblings were being raised under the care of their paternal uncle and aunt.
