Overview
- Class 10 student Roshni Goswami, 15, finished third during Bharati Academy English School’s sports day in Velji, Talasari, Palghar.
- She reported breathlessness after the race, sat down and fainted as teachers provided initial aid before transporting her by private vehicle to a nearby hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival.
- The school principal said a heart attack is suspected, but the medical cause remains unconfirmed until the post-mortem report.
- Gholwad police have registered an accidental death case and plan to question personnel who were present at the venue.
- Local education activists criticized the holding of long-distance races without on-site doctors, ambulances or prior medical screening for students.