Wall collapse: 3 remanded in judicial custody

Tirunelveli: Correspondent of Schaffter higher secondary school R P J Selvakumar and contractor John Kennedy who built the toilet wall that collapsed on Friday, leaving three boys dead and four boys injured, were lodged in the Srivaikuntam sub-jail under judicial custody on Saturday morning.

They were produced before judicial magistrate V Jaiganesh at his residence, who directed the duo and the school headmistress B V Persis Gnanaselvi to be remanded in judicial custody till December 31. The headmistress was admitted to the Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital after she complained of chest pain.

Assembly speaker M Appavu told reporters that the tragedy was unfortunate and that it is a lesson learnt to take appropriate steps to avert such accidents. He said that the committee that is studying the condition of schools in district on Saturday and Sunday will come out with the list of unusable buildings to be demolished and those to be repaired. tnn