In a bizarre incident, a Class VIII student died of snakebite after being bitten in his sleep at Jyotiba Phule BC Welfare Hostel at Kurupam in Vizianagaram district in the early hours of Friday. The student was identified as Mantini Ranjit Kumar of Dalaipet village.
Two of his classmates, E. Vamsi of Jigaram and Vangapandu Naveen of Jaggunaidupet village, were also bitten by the snake. All three were rushed to a private hospital in Vizianagaram after being administered first aid.
While Ranjit died en route to the hospital, Vamsi and Naveen made it to the hospital where they are are battling for life. Their condition had reportedly taken a turn for the worse due to the time taken to shift them from Kurupam to Vizianagaram, a distance of nearly 80 km.
