DALTONGANJ: A Class VII student was fatally stung by a scorpion at Khaira Dohar village under Kishunpur police outpost area in Paton block of Palamu on Saturday. Arbaz Ansari (14) was buried on Sunday.
The grandfather of deceased, Ahmad Miyan, on Monday said his grandson was trying to wear jeans when the scorpion stung him multiple times on the leg. “He was rushed to a retired compounder at a government healthcare centre, where he was put on saline drip. His condition started deteriorating fast and so, he was rushed to Daltonganj but succumbed on the way,” he added.