Jaisalmer boy crushed as school gate collapses
The death of Arbaz Khan — a Class 1 student from a nearby boys' school — came after seven children, aged 7 to 13, died in a school building collapse in Jhalawar's Piplodi village Friday.
Arbaz had gone to meet his sisters — Madhu, 14, and Raju, 12 — after class when the stone-laden top beam and adjoining pillar suddenly gave way. His mother fainted on hearing the news and was hospitalised. Arbaz belonged to the Manganiyar community and had lost his father during the Covid pandemic.
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