Initial reports hint ongoing construction activities at an adjacent plot apparently triggered the incident
Two students were killed while three others were injured after the boundary wall of their unauthorised private school in sector 101 in Noida collapsed on them on Monday morning. The students were sitting for an exam in the open at the time of the incident, which apparently triggered due to the construction activities at an adjacent plot.
According to the police, the deceased has been identified as Vivek Kumar (7) and Bhupender Singh (10), while the injured have been identified as Naitik (8), Amit (7), Ashish Kumar (8) and Akaash (9), all students of class 1.
"We received a police control room call at around 9:30 am from a local informing about a wall collapse inside KM Public School and students trapped under it. We reached the spot within 10 minutes and started the rescue operation. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) unit was also called in for help," said Shwetabh Pandey, Circle officer 3, Noida.
The students were rushed to Yatharth Hospital in sector 110 and Prayag Hospital in Sector 41. While investigation revealed that the trigger for the collapse was the on-going construction activities in an adjacent plot.
"The JCB was being used to remove the sand at the site and it reached near the wall, which collapsed on the students. We have seized the JCB. It has also come to light that the construction material used in building the boundary walls of the school was of poor quality," said Pandey.
Meanwhile, doctors declared two students dead at the hospitals on arrival while three others are still undergoing treatment.
"Three students were rushed to our hospital out of which one was dead. While one of the two injured will have to undergo elbow surgery and the other is being treated," said Shoaib, a doctor at the emergency ward of Prayag Hospital.
According to Sakshi, a class 2 student of the school, she heard a loud cry and saw the wall collapse on the students. Soon after the incident, the school teachers and staff left the classes and fled and even asked the students to leave instead of helping.
The Gautam Budh Nagar administration has ordered a probe into the incident and has announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the family members of the deceased.
"Based on the complaint filed by the administration, a case under Section 304 (Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 338 (Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Indian Penal code and under the section of Juvenile Justice(care and protection of children) Act, 2000 has been registered against Amit Bhati (owner of school), Sanjeev Shah (school principal), Raghvender Solanki (School organizer), Sumit Bhati and Deshraj Bhati," said Pandey.
Several teams have been formed to nab the accused who are on the run, police said.
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