In a tragic accident, a seven-year-old Class II girl student died in a mishap in her classroom on Friday.
Irate villagers blocked the Puri-Bhubaneswar National Highway for hours demanding compensation to the girl's family and action against the teachers responsible for the mishap. According to reports, it happened at Uttarhana UGME School in Sadar area, under the Chandanpur police station. While students were reading in the classrooms, suddenly a big almirah fell on Sony Pradhan, killing her on the spot, though she was taken to nearby PHC. The police later persuaded the agitating villagers to disperse and sent the girl's body to the District Headquarters Hospital for post-mortem. No case has been registered against teachers, it was learnt.