Hyderabad, Aug. 10 -- A 14-year-old schoolgirl died after being administered an injection by a Registered Medical Practitioner (RMP) in Konijarla mandal of Khammam district, with the family alleging that the practitioner had been under the influence of alcohol at the time, the police said.

The victim, Challa Hemasree, a Class 8 student of the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, was a resident of Basavapuram village.

According to the family, the girl developed fever, cough and cold on Sunday evening, August 9, and was taken to a local RMP, identified as Maruthi Sampath, for treatment. Soon after he inserted a cannula and gave her an injection, she developed breathing difficulty, they said.

The family rushed her to a private hospital in Kh...