A venomous snake bites four girl students in a private school hostel in Jharkhand’s Lohardaga district, killing one 12-year-old and hospitalising three others, police said. The incident happens on Tuesday night at Sanvasira Higher Secondary Residential School in Rocho Mahuatoli, within the Kuru police station limits. According to police and the school’s account, after dinner the students go to their ground-floor hostel rooms to sleep. One girl is bitten, and when she screams the other students wake up, but the snake has already bitten three more students. The dead student is identified as Varsha Oraon. Two of the injured students receive treatment at Lohardaga Sadar Hospital. A third student is referred to Ranchi’s RIMS for further care. Officials say it is not clear how the snake enters the hostel room. The reports consistently describe the same number of victims, the timing of the incident, and the locations of treatment and referral.
Snake bites four students in school hostel in Jharkhand; one girl dies
A venomous snake bites four girl students in a private school hostel in Jharkhand’s Lohardaga district, killing one 12-year-old and hospitalising three others, police said. The incident happens on Tue...
- A snakebite incident affects four girl students at a private school hostel in Lohardaga district, Jharkhand, on Tuesday night.
- One 12-year-old girl dies after being bitten while sleeping in the hostel room.
- Three other students are hospitalised: two at Lohardaga Sadar Hospital and one referred to Ranchi’s RIMS.
- The school incident takes place at Sanvasira Higher Secondary Residential School in Rocho Mahuatoli under Kuru police station limits.
- Police and school officials say it is not clear how the snake enters the hostel room.
Two students are undergoing treatment at Lohardaga Sadar Hospital, while one was referred to Ranchi's RIMS, Kuru police informed.
4 hours agoRanchi: A 12-year-old girl died and three others were hospitalised after a venomous snake bit them while they were sleeping in the hostel room of a private school in Jharkhand’s Lohardaga district, police said on Thursday.CM Yogi Launches Mukhyamantri Shikshak Cashless Health Scheme For 12 Lakh UP Education Personnel The incident took place at Sanvasira Higher Secondary Residential School in Rocho Mahuatoli under Kuru police station limits on Tuesday night."The snake bit four girl students and one among them died. Two students are undergoing treatment at Lohardaga Sadar Hospital, while one was referred to Ranchi's RIMS," Kuru police station in-charge Ajit Kumar told PTI.Schools Closed Today: Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh & Other States Shut Educational Institutions Due To Heavy Rainfall; Check Full List A school representative said that after dinner on Tuesday night, the students went to their hostel room on the ground floor."The ‘krait’ snake entered the room where seven girl students were sleeping, and bit one of them. When she screamed, the others were awoken, but by then, it had bitten three others," he said.Maha Govt To Ensure All Essential Medicines Available At State Hospitals The deceased was identified as Varsha Oraon, a resident of Alaudi Navatoli in Sneha police station area.It was not clear yet as to how the snake made its way into the hostel room, the school official said. (Except for the headline, this article has not been edited by FPJ's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
4 hours agoA 12-year-old girl died and three others were hospitalized after a snakebite incident. The venomous snake bit four students while they were sleeping in their hostel room. This tragic event occurred Tuesday night at a private school in Lohardaga district. Two students are receiving treatment at Lohardaga Sadar Hospital. One student was referred to Ranchi's RIMS for further medical care.
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