9-year-old girl dies after collapsing inside classroom at Delhi school

A nine-year-old girl studying in class 3 at a school in east Delhi’s Mayur Vihar died after suddenly collapsing inside her classroom on Wednesday morning, with CCTV footage capturing the incident, police said.

Police received a PCR call around 9.52 am, following which an investigation was initiated.

According to the police, the girl was taken to a private hospital in Nirman Vihar, where doctors declared her brought dead.

“During the preliminary investigation, police examined CCTV footage from the classroom, which showed the girl suddenly collapsing while inside the class,” an officer said.

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The circumstances leading to her collapse are yet to be ascertained, police said, adding that no conclusion has been drawn so far regarding the cause of death.

The statements from the girl’s parents and the relevant school authorities will be recorded as part of the investigation.

The CCTV footage from the classroom shows the nine-year-old girl standing inside the classroom and attempting to approach her class teacher when she suddenly collapses.

The teacher immediately rushes to her aid, picks her up and tries to make her sit on a chair. Several other students are seen gathering around the girl, while some of her classmates rush out of the classroom, to alert the school authorities about the incident.

The footage captures the moments immediately after the girl collapses, with the teacher and other students seen trying to respond to the situation.