Odisha Teen Dies After Consuming Poison, Family Alleges Harassment By School

Ashish Kumar Panda, a Class 12 student of a residential school, allegedly consumed poison in his home on Monday evening. He was accused of stealing a mobile phone of a hostel inmate.

The death of a 17-year-old boy, while undergoing treatment for consuming poison, has triggered an uproar with his family alleging mental harassment by his school in Odisha's Jajpur district.

Ashish Kumar Panda, a Class 12 student of a residential school, allegedly consumed poison in his home on Monday evening. He was accused of stealing a mobile phone of a hostel inmate.

He was first taken to a government hospital at Madhuban and later to the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack where he died late last night.