Two students die of snake bite in hostel

The victims were bitten by a snake in Tilia Sevashram school hostel in the early hours while they were asleep. The other inmates of the hostel woke-up after hearing their cries and killed the snake.

The students were identified as Arjun Dandasena (13), a class 7 student of Telijore village and Raju Nayak (12), a class 6 student of Simdega village, both under Talsara police limit.