NALSAR student fell unconscious after eating snack in room, say police

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Sahastranshu Pandey, a final year pupil of B.A. LLB of NALSAR, developed complications aft helium ate kurkure, a crunchy puff maize snack, portion watching a movie successful his country connected the academy’s field connected the nighttime of September 20, the Shamirpet constabulary of Cyberabad said connected Tuesday.

“We spoke to 3 students who were contiguous determination then. They said helium ate that snack earlier complaining of choked throat,” Shamirpet Inspector S. Srinath said.

The constabulary began verifying the circumstances that resulted successful the decease of Pandey who was declared brought dormant astatine Rush infirmary adjacent Suchitra connected September 20. 

The constabulary decided to contented announcement to the absorption of NALSAR and the Rush infirmary seeking to cognize wherefore they failed to pass the constabulary astir it immediately.

The Shamirpet constabulary squad connected Tuesday went to NALSAR premises astatine Shamirpet and began constructing the series of events to ascertain facts. 

When Pandey complained of choked pharynx and fell unconscious, his friends tried to guarantee helium regained consciousness. His younger member studying successful the aforesaid academy was besides around, the constabulary said.

“We are told NALSAR Vice Chancellor rushed to Rush hospital. After speaking to Pandey’s parents surviving successful Bilaspur implicit telephone and with the consent of his younger brother, they decided to displacement the assemblage to his hometown,” the Inspector said. 

Soon aft Pandey complained of ‘throat issue’, helium was archetypal rushed to Ozone infirmary connected Alwal-Bollarum main road. After the ECG check, the doctors gave up hopes. Then, helium was taken to Rush hospital, the Inspector said.

VC statement

Meanwhile, NALSAR VC Srikrishna Deva Rao and the students clarified done a associated connection that determination was nary nexus betwixt the festival celebrations connected the nighttime of September 20 and the student’s death. 

“He had nary wellness issues,” the connection said.

The assemblage had informed the Chief Justice of Telangana High Court, who is ex-officio Chancellor of the University, astir incidental connected Sunday nighttime and received condolence connection connected the same, the V-C stated.

According to the statement, the students reported that the nighttime work doc astatine the field was incapable to respond efficaciously and was unwilling to unreserved to the concern and administer captious exigency care. 

Throughout the ambulance travel from the field to the hospital, the doc was incapable to assistance successful anyway. He was incapable to run the oxygen cylinder successful the ambulance and instead, requested the operator to assistance him successful switching it on, the connection said. The medication volition guarantee that the existent lapses successful the superior wellness centre astatine NALSAR shall beryllium fixed astatine the earliest, and that specified an incidental shall not hap again, owed to these organization lapses, it said. 

Published - September 23, 2025 11:57 p.m. IST

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