India, Nov. 18 -- The 13-year-old Vasai schoolgirl who died a week after allegedly being made to perform 100 sit-ups as punishment for arriving late had anaemia, according to her preliminary post-mortem findings. Anaemia is a condition in which the body does not produce enough healthy red blood cells, leading to fatigue, weakness and, in severe cases, organ stress.

Kajal Gaur, a Class VI student of Shri Hanumant Vidya Mandir (Hanumant High School), had reportedly been punished on 8 November along with a group of nearly 50 late-coming students, all of whom were asked to do sit-ups with their school bags on their backs.

School authorities have claimed they were aware of Kajal's "poor health condition" and had urged her parents to seek med...