Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Rajasthan student dies in alleged school water cooler shock
A nine-year-old boy named Devansh died at his school in Rajasthan, India.
He was at school in the evening to practice for a tournament.
He went to drink water from a cooler and got a very bad electric shock.
His family says the cooler had an electrical problem and that the school already knew about it.
They believe the school should have fixed the cooler to keep children safe.
The boy's leg was reportedly burned.
His family is very upset and is asking for a fair investigation.
They will not take his body until action is taken.
The person who runs the school says the family's story is not true.
Investigators will need to find out exactly what happened.
A 9-year-old Class 5 student, Devansh, died after allegedly receiving an electric shock from a water cooler at Bal Bharti School in Sadulshahar, Rajasthan.
The family alleges the water cooler had an existing electrical leakage problem that school management had previously been informed about.
Devansh had been attending evening tournament practice at the school for the past four months and his leg was reportedly burned in the incident.
The family has refused to accept the body and is demanding an impartial investigation and action against those found responsible.
School operator Sarvjit Singh Saran has denied the allegations, calling the electrocution claim baseless, leaving the exact cause of death unconfirmed.
- Who
- Devansh, a 9-year-old Class 5 student and son of Bhupendra Mehra, along with his family and school operator Sarvjit Singh Saran
- What
- Devansh died after allegedly suffering an electric shock from a school water cooler; the family alleges negligence and refuses to take the body
- When
- Monday evening
- Where
- Bal Bharti School, Sadulshahar, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan
- Why
- The family claims a known electrical fault in the water cooler was not inspected or repaired in time, and they are demanding an impartial investigation
Family of the victim
School management
Cause of death and negligence
Family of the victim
The water cooler had a known electrical leakage problem that school management was previously informed about; the death was preventable and was caused by school negligence.
School management
The claim that the child died due to electrocution is baseless; the school denies the family's allegations of negligence.
- Victim
- Devansh, 9 years old, Class 5 student
- School
- Bal Bharti School
- Location
- Sadulshahar, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan
- Alleged cause of death
- Electric shock from school water cooler; leg reportedly burned
- Family's allegation
- Water cooler had known electrical leakage previously reported to school management
- School's response
- Operator Sarvjit Singh Saran denied allegations, called electrocution claim baseless
- Family's demand
- Impartial investigation and action against those responsible
- Status
- Body kept at hospital mortuary; family refuses to claim it until action is taken