According to the school principal Smitaben, Soni fell down forcibly, so her classmates and teachers started rubbing her hands and feet to make her recover and to bring her to senses. Riya’s parents, on the other hand, have alleged that their daughter is healthy and was not suffering from any disease. Writing in a letter to the Rajkot District Primary Education Officer (DPEO), the principal of Shri Amrutlal Veerchand Jasani Vidyamandir School said – On Tuesday morning, Riya Soni, an English medium student of Class VIII, at 7 am: o’clock complained of uneasiness. His parents were called, who took him to the hospital, where the doctor declared him brought dead.