Cops rule out foul play behind Kavya’s death

For Kumar Venu and his wife Sravanthi, who had already lost their son an year ago, the death of their daughter Kavya has shattered them completely.Kavya was their only hope and they gave her everything she demanded, despite financial constraints.The untimely death of Kavya has been a harsh blow for the couple, after the girl was reported t o have drowned in a water tub in Rockwood High School, Domalguda on Thursday. The couple’s younger son had died of a seasonal disease earlier.Though earning a salary which hardly sustained the family, the couple planned to shift Kavya to another school next year for better education. “All hopes for my child have been dashed due to negligence of the school management.They killed my daughter by ignoring to shift her to a nearby hospital immediately after they noticed her in the water tub.Everyday I used to go to the school half-an-hour before to bring my daughter home. On Thursday, as I was getting ready, a school staffer came with the news she had slipped into a tub and was unconscious,’’ Kavya’s mother K Sravanthi told Expresso adding, “My baby might have been alive if the school management had been more alert.” Meanwhile, the school management declared a two-day holiday.They regretted about the tragic incident which took place in the toilet.“We did not notice when Kavya went to the toilet. She was almost prepared to go home around 2 p.m.She had lunch and went to the toilet, where she spent at least 15 minutes washing her hands.All of us thought she had come out. But a few students who went to the toilet a few minutes later, not iced her drowned in the plastic tub,’’ said A Mallanna, school watchman.Preliminary police investigation has revealed that Kavya died due to suffocation after she drowned in the water tub. K Chakrapani, assistant commissioner of police (ACP), Chikkadpally told Expresso, “We are yet to get the autopsy reports which are expected to come in two days. We suspect no foul play behind the death. It happened due to negligence of the school management.’’ However, no arrests have been made so far. 
By Mouli Mareedu
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