Overview
- Roshni Goswami, a Class 10 student at Bharati Academy English School in Velji, collapsed after a sports-day race in the Talasari area of Palghar on Saturday.
- She finished third in the marathon, then complained of breathlessness, sat down and fainted, according to eyewitness accounts.
- Teachers administered initial care and staff drove her to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival.
- The school principal said a heart attack is suspected, but the exact cause will be known only after the post-mortem ordered by Gholwad police.
- Local education activists criticized safety preparedness at school athletic events, citing the absence of on-site doctors, ambulances and prior medical screening.