A second-grade student died inside Dharamsagar Government Upper Primary School in Komna block of Nuapada district during Children’s Day celebrations.

The boy, son of Jadumani Sabar and Bhanumati Sabar, collapsed while playing and fell to the ground. Family members rushed him to Komna Community Health Centre, where doctors declared him dead.

Komna police registered a case, seized the body, and handed it over to the family after the post‑mortem. District education authorities ordered an inquiry. Komna BEO Anita Panda, Additional BEO Radhakant Tandi, CRCC Kamalakant Das, and Ananta Pradhan visited the school. Later, District Education Officer Prashant Kumar Mahant inspected the premises and submitted a detailed report to the Collector.

Following the Collector’s directive, DEO Mahant suspen

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