12-year-old student dies after 45-minute delay in Bengaluru school as family alleges staff negligence

A 12-year-old boy collapsed in his classroom. Then, his family says, the school waited 45 minutes before telling his parents.

By the time they reached him, he was gone.

This isn't a hypothetical about "what schools should do in an emergency."

This actually happened. Last month. In Bengaluru.

🎥 The truth came out through CCTV, not through the school

Arhan Pasha, a class 5 student at New Blossom School on Bannerghatta Road, collapsed on his bench on June 10.

His family was told he died of natural causes.

They believed it.

For over a month.

Then they asked for the CCTV footage.

What they saw changed everything.

⏱️ Here's what the footage allegedly shows

• 🗣️ Arhan tells his teacher he's feeling unwell
• 🪑 He goes back to his classroom
• 😔 Moments later, he collapses on his bench
• 🚪 Staff reportedly move his unconscious body from room to room
• ⏳ 45 minutes pass before his parents are even called
• 🏍️ No school vehicle offered — the family had to rush him to hospital on a motorcycle

He was already gone when doctors saw him.

Think about that timeline.

45 minutes is longer than most classes.

It's enough time to call an ambulance, reach a hospital, start treatment.

Instead, the family alleges, it was spent moving a child's body between rooms.

⚖️ What happens now

Police have registered an Unnatural Death Report at Konanakunte Police Station.

The post-mortem report is still pending.

Only once that comes in will investigators know whether faster action could have saved him.

But here's the part that doesn't need a report to confirm:

A child told an adult he wasn't feeling well.

And somehow, that wasn't urgent enough.

Every school has a fire drill.

Every school has a sports day.

Ask yours what its plan is for a child collapsing in class.

The answer might tell you more than you want to know.

That's all for now!