Four students and the Headmaster of the Nilikana
Upper Primary School under Kaupada GP of Derabish block were
injured when a swarm of honeybees attacked them on Friday. Taking the
incident seriously, ABEO Bipin Bihari Singh on Saturday issued a
show-cause notice to the headmaster.
Since last some months, the honeybees set up a hive on the backside
widow of the school's first floor. A couple of students pelted stones at
the beehive on Friday and then hid themselves at the school latrine while
the classroom teaching was going on. The honeybees moved out of the
hive and charged the students, who were studying at the ground floor.
Headmaster Sanjay Kumar Malla too sustained injuries.
The injured were rushed to the local hospital for treatment and
discharged after getting primary treatment. Derabish BDO Gopabandhu
Bhosagar, ABEO Bipin Singh visited the school on Saturday to take
stock of the situation and the ABEO issued the show-cause notice to the
headmaster.