4 Students consumes pesticide on stage while performing Independence day dance

Four students of Vitthalrao Jadhav Junior College at Dampur Mohada village requested their teachers to let them go on the stage and present a song, after the flag-hoisting. When the permission is granted the four students went on the stage, and took out small bottles containing pesticide and then consumed the contents before all those present,” Superintendent of Police Sandeep Diwan said.
The students were immediately taken to Chandrapur Civil Hospital in the city, where they were admitted for treatment. doctors attending to them said their condition was stable and all of them were out of danger.
“The students later stated that the college authorities were not paying heed to their requests to provide basic facilities at the college. They also alleged that there was lack of good teachers, labs in the college and that the college was not releasing their scholarships,” Diwan said. Further investigation into the case is on.