Koderma: A 10-year-old student of Pandeydih Upgraded Middle School drowned in a pond located in a field behind the school. He was identified as Vinay Kumar, a Class 3 student.According to the family, Vinay attended school on Saturday but did not return home. The body was discovered floating in a small pond. His family claimed that lack of proper supervision led to the boy’s death, noting that while the school has 162 enrolled students and a staff of four, only two teachers were present on the day of the incident.Teacher in-charge Sarika Sharma said that the school closed at 11:30 am. “The boy drowned on way to his home. His parents approached me at 1 pm. The deceased’s two sisters, Arti and Purnima, study in classes 4 and 5, respectively. The deceased had gone to attend nature’s call after giving his school bag to his sisters.”District superintendent of education (DSE) Ajay Kumar confirmed that an investigation is underway to determine the exact circumstances into the incident.
