A three-year-old girl died in Hyderabad on Tuesday after getting stuck in an elevator at a private school.
Syeda Xanaib – a nursery student – died after her head got stuck in the doors of the lift at her school in Dilsuknagar area.
“We had registered the case. We will take stern action as per the law,” said V Ravinder, DCP.
“As per preliminary inquiry, a teacher along with few students was going from third to ground floor when the girl got stuck between grill gates,” he added.
Three people including Satish, zonal in charge, principal Shalini and teacher Saroja have been arrested by the police under Section 304A of IPC (causing death by negligence, punishable with imprisonment up to two years.)
As per the school administration, Syeda was inside the lift with other students and school staff when she accidentally got stuck between the doors, and suffered serious injuries. She died on the way to hospital.
