Row over death of student

The death of an intermediate student sparked protests by his colleagues at Aurobindo Intermediate College in Kothapet. Police said Mahesh (17), an Intermediate II student, suffered fits at 11 pm on Tuesday and was admitted to a private hospital where he died on Wednesday. Alleging the college’s negligence in providing medicare, students staged a sit-in on the college premises along with the victim’s body. Saroornagar police brou-ght the situation under control. Police Mahesh’s father Parasuram had filed a complaint with the police but withdrew it after a monetary compromise with the college management.