11-Year-Old Tribal Student Dies At Ashram School; Headmaster, Superintendent Suspended After 8-Hour Protest

In Thane district, an eight-hour protest erupted over the death of an 11-year-old tribal student at a government-run ashram school. The protest forced the administration to take action, leading to the suspension of the school's headmaster and superintendent. A case was registered against them at Shahapur police station following the death of Vivek Subhash Bhoye, who was a Class V student at the ashram school in Pise.

The protest began at the Tribal Development Project Office and later escalated to the Shahapur police station, where protesters questioned the delay in taking action. The agitation reached a turning point when Vivek's mother refused to accept her son's body until authorities took responsibility for the alleged lapses. The boy had been undergoing treatment at the school's health sub-centre for three days when his condition worsened, and he was shifted to the Shahapur sub-district hospital, where he died.

The mother demanded a case of culpable homicide be registered against those responsible, including health officials at Padgha Primary Health Centre. The protesters accused the authorities of administrative delays and questioned the conduct of both the Tribal Development Project authorities and the police. Following the suspension of the headmaster and superintendent, a case was registered against them at Shahapur police station.

The agitation was called off after the authorities agreed to the demands, and the boy's body was sent to Mumbai's state-run JJ Hospital for a post-mortem examination to establish the exact cause of death.