Freak accident: Boy gets struck by javelin on head during annual sports day in Kolkata school

Freak accident: Boy gets struck by javelin on head during annual sports day in Kolkata school

The surgery took one and a half hours which left the boy’s left side paralysed.

Prema Rajaram Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2020, 10:27 AM IST
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Prema Rajaram

Kolkata: In a freak incident, a class 6 student Sourajit Bera was injured after being struck by a javelin on his head during their school annual sports day event.

Sourajit, a student of Nayan Chandra Vidyapeth School in Howrah district, was immediately rushed to government-run SSKM hospital where the javelin was surgically removed. The surgery took one and a half hours which left the boy’s left side paralysed.

It is yet to be ascertained whether his parents will take action against the school.

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