Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Jaipur Class 12 Student Dies, Family Alleges Canteen Negligence
A 17-year-old school student named Prince Soni in Jaipur, India, got sick at school and died.
His family says he became ill after eating a patty at the school canteen.
He vomited and told a teacher he was not feeling well, and then he collapsed.
The family says the school did not take him to the hospital right away.
They say he stayed at the school for about 45 minutes.
The school instead asked the family to bring a car to pick him up.
When the family arrived, they drove him to the hospital, where doctors said he had already died.
Many people protested outside the school, and some nearby shops closed.
The police and the government are now investigating to find out exactly what happened.
Prince Soni, a 17-year-old Class 12 student of Maharana Pratap School in Jaipur's Jhotwara area, collapsed and died.
His family alleges he fell ill and vomited after eating a patty from the school canteen, then collapsed in his classroom.
The family claims the school did not take him to hospital, kept him on the premises for around 45 minutes, and asked them to bring a four-wheeler.
Police recorded statements of students and teachers, saying the exact cause of death will be established after the post-mortem report.
Hundreds of people, including Swarnkar community shopkeepers, protested outside the school, and the government constituted a probe committee.
- Who
- Prince Soni, a 17-year-old Class 12 student of Maharana Pratap School, his family, school administration, and police
- What
- Prince Soni died after collapsing at school following alleged consumption of a canteen patty, with his family alleging the school delayed taking him to hospital
- When
- He collapsed on Wednesday; the family protested at the school on Thursday; the government formed a probe committee on Friday
- Where
- Maharana Pratap School in the Jhotwara area of Jaipur
- Why
- The family alleges he fell ill after eating a patty at the school canteen and that the school did not take him to hospital in time; the post-mortem report is pending to confirm the exact cause of death
- Deceased
- Prince Soni
- Age and Class
- 17 years old, Class 12
- School
- Maharana Pratap School, Jhotwara, Jaipur
- Family Allegation
- Fell ill after eating a canteen patty, vomited, and collapsed in classroom
- Alleged Delay
- School kept him for around 45 minutes and asked family to bring a four-wheeler before family took him to hospital
- Police Response
- Statements of students and teachers recorded; cause of death to be confirmed by post-mortem report
- Government Response
- Committee constituted to probe the death and check food samples
- Protest
- Swarnkar community shopkeepers shut establishments; hundreds gathered outside the school