India, Nov. 16 -- Angry parents gathered outside a school in Vasai east on Saturday, a day after a 13-year-old girl died after she was allegedly told to do a hundred sit-ups as punishment for being 10 minutes late to school a week ago. The family of Kajal Gaur, the Class VI student, has alleged that her health rapidly deteriorated after a teacher punished her and some other students for their tardiness on the morning of November 8.

The alleged incident took place at the Shri Hanumant Vidya Mandir School in the Sativali area of Vasai east. While the Waliv police registered an accidental death report, protesting parents and students who assembled outside the school, demanded action against the school and justice for the deceased child. Pol...