Overview
- Sangeetha, 13, died of head injuries after falling from a moving autorickshaw inside the Banswada social welfare residential school campus on Sunday evening.
- Police arrested principal S. Sunitha, driver Konda Kasinath and worker Angoth Durga, booking them under BNS sections 105 and 125(a) and securing their remand.
- CCTV visuals and witness accounts indicate multiple girls fell or jumped from the vehicle and the autorickshaw did not stop, with other students also injured.
- Authorities have sent the body for post-mortem and the Telangana government announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 5 lakh to the family.
- Family members and student groups held protests alleging negligence, as investigators review supervision lapses and examine claims about the driver’s condition.