A six-year-old boy, an ardent fan of MS Dhoni, died after being hit by a tennis ball while playing cricket at the Sahara Estates in Vanasthalipuram on Thursday — days after former Bengal Under-19 cricketer Ankit Keshri breathed his last following an on-field collision while fielding in a match in Kolkata. T Vamsi Krishna
The little one, identified as T Vamsi Krishna, a UKG student of the Nagarjuna Montessori Private School, had returned home from school in the evening and ran out to the play ground to enjoy a game of cricket with friends. Vamsi was fielding and was about 10 metres from the batsman, Vijay, when the latter hit the ball straight to him. “Vamsi went forward to catch the ball but failed and the ball landed on his chest. Vamsi began crying in pain and collapsed. His friends rubbed his chest to reduce the pain. As Vamsi lost consciousness, they informed his parents, Govinda Raju and Anitha,” said Vanasthalipuram sub-inspector Devender. Vamsi’s parents rushed to him and initially, tried to provide first-aid. As he didn’t regain consciousness, they shifted him to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead. “The doctors said even though it was a tennis ball, the impact of the shot was more than the boy could bear. Vamsi was standing close to the batsman,” the police official said. Govinda Raju lodged a police complaint, raising doubts over his son’s death. The police booked a case under Section 174 of the Crpc (suspicious death). The body was handed over to Govinda Raju after post-mortem. The police visited the play ground and questioned the locals. Preliminary investigation pointed at accidental death. Vamsi Krishna, according to his father Govinda Raju, came home from school on Thursday in a very happy mood. His school had declared summer holidays from Friday and he was itching to play cricket and dreaming of spending happy days at his grandmother’s place in Ongole. Vamsi Krishna, the six-year-old who died after a tennis ball struck him on the chest during a game of cricket, was an ardent Dhoni fan. He would sit glued to the TV whenever there was an India match and particularly when his idol was at the crease. In fact, he idolised the India captain so much that he had the cricketer’s posters pasted all over his home. Like any doting father, Govinda Raju, a mason from Ongole, had encouraged his eldest son by gifting him a cricket kit. “Vamsi was happy after he came home from school yesterday. He told his mother Anitha that his school had declared summer holidays from Friday. He had his own holiday plans. He wanted to play cricket with friends and spend his holidays at his grandmother’s place in Ongole,” Govinda Raju recalled. Govinda Raju wanted to send his children and wife to his parents for the summer vacation. “Before leaving for the play ground, Vamsi told us he would return home soon. Instead, he died playing the game,’’ Govinda Raju said. Vamsi loved playing cricket with his friends, all aged between 6-10. On Thursday, his neighbour, 14-year-old Vijay, too joined them. Vamsi had failed to catch the ball after Vijay hit it straight at him. That proved fatal. Even though preliminary probe by the police indicated accidental death, Vamsi’s parents aren’t convinced. “How can a tennis ball, which weighs so less, lead to someone’s death ?’’ Govinda Raju questioned and sought a thorough probe.
The little one, identified as T Vamsi Krishna, a UKG student of the Nagarjuna Montessori Private School, had returned home from school in the evening and ran out to the play ground to enjoy a game of cricket with friends. Vamsi was fielding and was about 10 metres from the batsman, Vijay, when the latter hit the ball straight to him. “Vamsi went forward to catch the ball but failed and the ball landed on his chest. Vamsi began crying in pain and collapsed. His friends rubbed his chest to reduce the pain. As Vamsi lost consciousness, they informed his parents, Govinda Raju and Anitha,” said Vanasthalipuram sub-inspector Devender. Vamsi’s parents rushed to him and initially, tried to provide first-aid. As he didn’t regain consciousness, they shifted him to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead. “The doctors said even though it was a tennis ball, the impact of the shot was more than the boy could bear. Vamsi was standing close to the batsman,” the police official said. Govinda Raju lodged a police complaint, raising doubts over his son’s death. The police booked a case under Section 174 of the Crpc (suspicious death). The body was handed over to Govinda Raju after post-mortem. The police visited the play ground and questioned the locals. Preliminary investigation pointed at accidental death. Vamsi Krishna, according to his father Govinda Raju, came home from school on Thursday in a very happy mood. His school had declared summer holidays from Friday and he was itching to play cricket and dreaming of spending happy days at his grandmother’s place in Ongole. Vamsi Krishna, the six-year-old who died after a tennis ball struck him on the chest during a game of cricket, was an ardent Dhoni fan. He would sit glued to the TV whenever there was an India match and particularly when his idol was at the crease. In fact, he idolised the India captain so much that he had the cricketer’s posters pasted all over his home. Like any doting father, Govinda Raju, a mason from Ongole, had encouraged his eldest son by gifting him a cricket kit. “Vamsi was happy after he came home from school yesterday. He told his mother Anitha that his school had declared summer holidays from Friday. He had his own holiday plans. He wanted to play cricket with friends and spend his holidays at his grandmother’s place in Ongole,” Govinda Raju recalled. Govinda Raju wanted to send his children and wife to his parents for the summer vacation. “Before leaving for the play ground, Vamsi told us he would return home soon. Instead, he died playing the game,’’ Govinda Raju said. Vamsi loved playing cricket with his friends, all aged between 6-10. On Thursday, his neighbour, 14-year-old Vijay, too joined them. Vamsi had failed to catch the ball after Vijay hit it straight at him. That proved fatal. Even though preliminary probe by the police indicated accidental death, Vamsi’s parents aren’t convinced. “How can a tennis ball, which weighs so less, lead to someone’s death ?’’ Govinda Raju questioned and sought a thorough probe.
Mouli Mareedu
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