Student dies as javelin pierces head during practice session in school, FIR filed
According to officials, the deceased, identified as Hujefa Daware, had thrown his javelin and bent down to tie his shoe laces and as he rose to his feet, the javelin thrown by another student pierced his head.
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“In this case too, the accident occurred when the event had started. They should have been careful during the practice session as well,” a senior officer said.
A 15-year-old student in Raigad lost his life after he was hit on the head by a javelin thrown by another student during a practice session in Raigad on Wednesday afternoon, the police said.
An FIR for culpable homicide not amounting to murder was registered against the student who threw the javelin and the organising committee of the INT Academy, which had organised the competition, on the basis of a complaint.
DySP Atul Zende said, “An FIR has been registered and further probe is on in the case.” An officer said the organising committee did not follow the necessary criterion that should have been in place while the javelin throw was being practised. No arrests have been made so far.
According to officials, the deceased, identified as Hujefa Daware, had thrown his javelin and bent down to tie his shoe laces and as he rose to his feet, the javelin thrown by another student pierced his head.
Assistant Police Inspector of Goregaon police station Shrikrushna Navale said that students from various schools had assembled at INT English School ground in Purar, Goregaon, on Wednesday afternoon for the taluka-level sports competition and the accident occurred during the practice session.
“Around 12.30 pm, Daware threw the javelin and bent to tie his shoe laces. A student from the other side threw the javelin back in his direction unaware that Daware had bent down. When he rose to his feet, the javelin hit him on his head,” Navale said. He added that they are going through the CCTV footage to identify the student.
While it appeared to be an accident, police sources said they were checking the rules that should be followed while playing javelin. An officer said that during the event, the area where the javelin is to be thrown is to be a ‘no man’s land’.
“In this case too, the accident occurred when the event had started. They should have been careful during the practice session as well,” a senior officer said.
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