Class 5 student killed as bathroom wall collapse at MP government school

11-year-old dies after toilet wall collapses at govt school in Katni district; probe ordered as infrastructure concerns mount

Published on: Feb 18, 2026, 22:04:32 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Bhopal: A Class 5 student was killed after a wall collapsed at the Bamhangwan Government School in Madhya Pradesh’s Katni district.

The 11-year-old deceased student was identified as Rajkumar Burman.

District education officer Rajesh Agrahari said a team has been formed to investigate the incident.

The deceased had gone to the toilet inside the school campus when its wall collapsed. “Hearing the wall collapse, his nine-year-old sister rushed to the spot and tried to pull her brother out of the debris. She informed teachers and family members, who tried to pull the student out.”

His uncle, Satyam Barman, alleged that treatment was delayed due to the late arrival of an ambulance.

The family members alleged that they had to hire an auto-rickshaw for ₹500 to take him to the Vijayraghavgarh Community Health Center, where doctors declared him brought dead on arrival.

“The body has been sent for postmortem. An investigation is underway to rule out any conspiracy in the matter,” Additional Superintendent of Police Santosh Kumar Deharia said.

According to school education department data, out of 83,249 primary and middle schools run by the MP government, 59,000 schools need immediate repair.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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