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Vasai Class 6 Student Dies After Alleged ‘100 Sit-Ups’ Punishment as Police File Accidental Death Report

Authorities await the postmortem to determine next steps.

Overview

  • Waliv police registered an accidental death report after the parents’ written complaint and said they will decide on an FIR once the postmortem findings are in.
  • Education officials opened an inquiry, with a preliminary report naming teacher Mamta Yadav, and a committee set to conduct a detailed probe.
  • The 12–13-year-old reportedly collapsed days after the November 8 punishment and died at Mumbai’s JJ Hospital on November 14, according to family accounts.
  • Locals and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena workers protested outside the Vasai school, with cremation proceeding late only after police recorded the case and assured action.
  • Reports cite allegations that students were made to do sit-ups with schoolbags and that the child had asthma, while officials also flagged possible regulatory violations at the school.