Raigad: ‘School delayed taking our boy to hospital, no one even gave him water’

The family of 15yearold Huzefa Daware who died after a javelin thrown at him cracked his skull on Wednesday has alleged grave negligence and apathy on the part of INT Academy English School in Raigad At Huzefarsquos home in Dahivali Konda village his aunts said the school did not bother to reach out to them after the incident ldquoWe found out about it from a third personrdquo said Sabiya his younger auntHuzefa lived in a joint family with over 10 women in the house All the men of the family work in Gulf countries as drivers sending home remittances ldquoI was told by the meat shop owner next to our house about the incident who had heard it from somewhere else And then I told the family about itrdquo said Huzefarsquos uncle Irfan DawareHuzefa DawareThe school was hosting a talukalevel volleyball competition within its premises in which several students from other schools were participating The incident happened when one such student from another school picked up the javelin and threw it in the direction of Huzefa who was standing barely 125 to 130 ft away according to the CCTV footage retrieved by Goregaon police station in Raigad districtldquoAn FIR has been registered against the minor under Section 304 causing death by rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide of the Indian Penal Code IPCrdquo said Assistant Police Inspector API Srikrishna Navale of Goregaon police in Raigad district He said the case against the minor is that of wilful negligence as he could see Huzefa standing in the direction where the javelin was thrownIrfan Daware Huzefarsquos uncleCharges against schoolldquoWe are also framing charges against the school authorities since it was their responsibility to ensure that the activities were under controlrdquo Navale saidWhile the family of the minor accused could not be traced the school management did not respond to middayrsquos calls When this reporter called the school and identified himself the school disconnected the phoneAlso read Housing scams are impossibleThe school has two playgrounds one within its compound wall used for volleyball and the other is a grass field opposite it used by students for other sporting activitiesQutubbuddin Ismail Daware Huzefarsquos father right INT Academy English School where the incident took place during a sports meet PicsRajesh GuptaThe incident took place on the ground outside ldquoI have been working here for the last six years and I have seen students play multiple sports but javelin was never one of themrdquo said Mohamamed Ali the schoolrsquos watchman He added that the school reopened on Friday after the incidentThe police confirmed that the minor accused got hold of the javelin from within the school premises ldquoQuestions like who allowed him to take it and why it wasnrsquot guarded are now a matter of investigationrdquo API Navale saidMeanwhile Huzefarsquos parents were in shock and unable to speak The family believes that Huzefa used to shy away from sports until this year ldquoHis teachers encouraged him to participate in shot putrdquo said Huzefarsquos aunt SabiyaAnother aunt said he was blessed with five or six aunts who considered him their own son as apart from his two younger cousins he was the only boy at home ldquoHe wanted to be an automobile engineer He loved cars too muchrdquo said Ghazala Huzefarsquos eldest auntNo chance of survivalHuzefa was taken to a primary clinic in Goregaon a few kilometers away from his school ldquoThe school delayed rushing him to the hospital as there was no driver available Nobody even offered him water in his last moments or read kalimardquo Irfan saidDr Vinod Goregaonkar said the boy was fatally injured he was brought dead ldquoThe javelin had cracked his skull and just as it was removed his brain matter came out along with itrdquo he said ldquoIt was a direct brain hemorrhage and there was no chance of survivalrdquoDr Goregaonkar added that patients in serious conditions in and around the village are dependent on Mumbai and Navi Mumbai for tertiary care services ldquoThere should be some tertiary care facility made available on the road from PenMahadChiplun to cater to accident victimsrdquo Dr Goregaonkar said130ftApprox distance the javelin flew towards teen