Para-teacher dies outside J'khand minister's home during night-long sit-in

A 40-year-old para-teacher died during a night-long sit-in outside the house of a Jharkhand minister here, with protestors claiming that he died due to cold, officials said Monday.

The deceased, a contractual teacher, was identified as Kanchan Das, they said.

The para-teacher was declared dead by doctors Sunday and other protesters claimed that he had died of cold on Saturday night, an official said.

Dumka Civil Surgeon A K Jha said they had information that one para-teacher has died in the course of agitation Saturday.

The para-teachers across the state have been agitating for the last three months for regularisation of their services along with other demands.

They had been staging indefinite rotation dharnas outside Jharkhand Welfare Minister Louise Marandi's house since November 25.

Das along with six others had joined the dharna Saturday, spent the night outside the minister's house and did not wake up Sunday morning, other members of the agitation said.

He was rushed to a hospital where the doctors declared him dead.

Asked about the cause of death, AK Jha said, "We are waiting for the post-mortem examination report. Then only we can confirm the exact cause of death."