Hardoi (UP), Jan. 28 -- An eighth-grade schoolgirl died after falling from a bicycle on the premises of her school in the Sandi area of UP's Hardoi district. The incident triggered protests by the victim's family members and local villagers, who accused the school staff of negligence, officials said on Wednesday.
Sources said the victim, Deepika, daughter of Arun Sharma and a resident of Baghrai village, was a student of a local upper primary school. She reached the school around 9:15 am on Tuesday. The school had been opened by a sanitation worker, Abhishek, who was cleaning the premises at the time. Teachers had not yet arrived.
After placing her school bag inside, Deepika reportedly began riding the sanitation worker's bicycle. During ...