Nikhat Tarannum, the welfare officer, was suspended for neglecting her duty in providing necessary treatment to Thorram Venkata Laxmi, a second-year diploma student in education.

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: A welfare officer of a BC hostel was suspended for dereliction of duties and leading to death of a student from Bejjur mandal. An order to this effect was issued by Collector Venkatesh Dothre here on Saturday.

According to the order, Nikhat Tarannum, the welfare officer was placed under suspension for showing negligence in providing treatment to Thorram Venkata Laxmi, a diploma in education course II year student.

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Venkat Laxmi (19) died at the hostel after complaining difficulty in breathing on Friday. She was admitted to a government hospital in the afternoon and was discharged by evening, however she passed away later. She hailed from Andugulaguda village in Bejjur mandal. It was the second death of a student reported in a gap of 25 days in the district.

On November 25, Choudari Shailaja, a Class IX student of Ashram school-Wankidi who was hospitalised due to food poisoning on October 31, died while undergoing treatment at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) in Hyderabad.