Food poisoning claimed the life of another student from Meghalaya studying in Karnataka. Sources said 12-year-old Namewantei Marwein from Sohparu village in Nongstoin passed away at Mysore’s Apollo Hospital at 12.30 am on Tuesday. They said the boy was shifted to the hospital as he was in critical condition. He was studying in Class 6 at Gokula Vidyasamsthe in T. Kagepura of Malavalli Taluk in Mandya, Karnataka.
Following the death of the two students, the authorities in Karnataka have reportedly shut the school. Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday said he was pained to learn about Namewantei’s passing. “My deepest condolences to the family. Our government will extend ex-gratia of Rs 3 lakh to the next of kin and also take care of the medical expenditure of all the ailing children. Our team is in Karnataka to assist the families in this difficult time. Prayers for their recovery,” he posted on X.
Namewantei was the second boy from Meghalaya after 13-year-old Khrehlang Khongtani who died of food poisoning in the same school. The latter was a Class 7 student and hailed from Lyndem in East Khasi Hills district’s Pynursla.
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