Tension ran high in the District Headquarters Hospital here on Monday night after a 13-year-old boy, a student of class IX, an inmate of a Balashram( orphan home) under Sahadevkhunta police station limits, died while undergoing treatment for brain hemorrhage .
The deceased was identified as Santosh Mallick, son of Shankar Mallick of Tapaswi village under Baleswar Sadar Police Station limits.
The parents while alleged that he was killed in the hostel premises, the Balashram authorities maintained that he fell off from a black berry tree(jamun tree) after he climbed atop to pluck the berry.
The siyuation was brought under control following intervention of the police and the district administration.
The deceased’s parents were given Rs 20,000 as an ex-gratia amount from the Red Cross, while an inquiry was ordered by the Collector.
Collector Ramesh Rout said, “An inquiry is ordered and action would be taken against the guilty.”