Mysuru: 16-year-old boy dies in kabaddi accident

MYSURU: An SSLC student of a private school died after he suffered grievous injuries in a kabaddi event here on Thursday. Akash, 16, from Sharada School, was playing with classmates at the time of the incident.
According to police, Akash, son of Ramesh and Shobha and a resident of Janatanagar, was running back after a ride and hit the wall that’s less than 2ft from the kabaddi circuit. He suffered grievous injuries on the back of his head.School authorities led by headmistress Bharathi and other teachers rushed to the boy to a hospital where he was declared brought dead. The school management met the boy’s parents and assured them Rs 3.5 lakh in compensation.
Police sources said the school had called in a physical education teacher from another school to conduct kabaddi games in a professional manner, but the teacher allegedly didn’t provide enough space between the kabaddi court and the school building which has windows with iron mesh. The kabaddi court was marked with an iron pole well within the play area.
Akash’s father Ramesh told TOI they received a call from the school about the accident. We rushed to the hospital to find him dead," he said, adding he’s lodged a complaint with Saraswatipuram police station.