Hyderabad, May 30 -- A Class 10 student, Bhavitha, whose certificates were withheld by her school management over fee arrears, was conferred a favour by Minister for Roads and Buildings Komatireddy Venkat Reddy after he came across videos on social media describing her plight.

Bhavitha, a private school student in Boduppal, had scored 582 out of 600 marks to become the school topper. However, her parents, Venkanna and Devaki, were in dire financial circumstances after losing money in business and were not able to pay her fees.

After a local YouTube channel posted a video about Bhavitha's condition, Komatireddy spoke to the school principal and asked her to bring the certificates to the Minister's Quarters the next morning. He also invit...