Kota: Nearly six months after jaundice caused the death of an 18-year-old student at a coaching centre and illness to around 35 other students in Kota, police registered a case of causing death by negligence against two water firms of the city. The case under IPC Sections 269, 278, 336 and 304 (A) was registered at Jawahar Nagar police station against Jai Mahakal and Jugdamba water suppliers on Tuesday night, said police.
Investigation into the circumstances at the coaching institutes where these students studied is still underway, said DSP Amar Singh, the circle officer of Jawahar Nagar police station area.
One student had died of jaundice in Jawahar Nagar police station area in October last year. The in-charge of Talwandi primary health centre, Dr Dipesh Tiwari, had filed a report against a coaching institute and two water firms based on the test reports of water samples collected from the coaching institutes, the messes and hostels.
Answering a question about the lapse of six months before the case was registered, the DSP said that the fixed procedure had to be followed before filing a case, which consumed time.
18-year-old NEET aspirant Vaibhav Roy had died on October 13, 2022, during treatment at a private hospital in the city where he was admitted on October 5. He was diagnosed with Hepatic encephalopathy. The other 35 coaching students of the same coaching institute were found to be infected with Hepatitis-A in over a week. Eighteen of them were discharged after a day while 12 others had to be treated for days at three private hospitals.
Investigation into the circumstances at the coaching institutes where these students studied is still underway, said DSP Amar Singh, the circle officer of Jawahar Nagar police station area.
One student had died of jaundice in Jawahar Nagar police station area in October last year. The in-charge of Talwandi primary health centre, Dr Dipesh Tiwari, had filed a report against a coaching institute and two water firms based on the test reports of water samples collected from the coaching institutes, the messes and hostels.
Answering a question about the lapse of six months before the case was registered, the DSP said that the fixed procedure had to be followed before filing a case, which consumed time.
18-year-old NEET aspirant Vaibhav Roy had died on October 13, 2022, during treatment at a private hospital in the city where he was admitted on October 5. He was diagnosed with Hepatic encephalopathy. The other 35 coaching students of the same coaching institute were found to be infected with Hepatitis-A in over a week. Eighteen of them were discharged after a day while 12 others had to be treated for days at three private hospitals.
