Three-year-old killed by school elevator in Hyderabad

Syeda Xanaib, a nursery student of the Sri Chaitanya School in Dilkushnagar, was reportedly being taken by her teacher to the third floor with a few other children when she fell. Her leg slipped through the grill door and her head got pulled in when the lift started moving. She was killed instantly.

 

Angry parents have demanded an investigation into why a nursery school was operating from a multi-storey building with an elevator.

Soon after the accident, parents gathered outside the school and protested. Several policemen were called in to control the situation.


Police officers told NDTV that the school and the district education department appear guilty of negligence. They are investigating whether there was a lift operator.

"There will be serious action. We are checking if the school had permission for an elevator," said an officer.

One of the protesting parents said: "It is the school's responsibility to take care of the children. The school clearly neglected the child."