Lockdown: 12-year-old C'garh girl walking from Telangana dies

Bijapur, Apr 20 () A 12-year-old girl died whilemaking a 150-kilometre trip on foot from a village inTelangana to her native Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh,officials here said on Monday.

Jamlo Makdam and a group of people, who work in chillifields in Kannaiguda village in Telangana, started walking onApril 15 and she died near Bhandarpal village in Bijapur onthe morning of April 18, an official said.

Her samples have tested negative for coronavirus andshe may have died due to electrolyte imbalance, a healthofficial informed.

"The distance between the place in Telangana where sheworked and Bijapur is 150 kilometres and she died some 50kilometres away from her native village here. She had a mealon Saturday morning but then complained of stomach ache anduneasiness and died around 10am," said Bijapur Chief Medicaland Health Officer BR Pujari.

"Her samples were sent for coronavirus testing onSaturday and the report returned negative on Sunday evening.Prima facie, it seems she died of electrolyte imbalance," headded.

He said those who were walking along have informedthat the girl did not eat well which may have caused musclefatigue, adding that the viscera had been preserved forfurther medical investigation.

The state government later in the evening announced acompensation of Rs 1 lakh for the kin of the girl. COR TKPBNM BNM