From correspondents in Gujarat, India, 07:02 PM IST

A Class 11 student of a well-known school here died Thursday after he was apparently asked to circle the school grounds seven times for coming late.

Milan Jashwantlal Tanna, 16, a student of Narayani Guru Vidyalaya in Satellite area, collapsed out of sheer exhaustion after two rounds.

He was taken to a private hospital, Sanjivani, where the doctors declared him dead on arrival, said vice principal Sudhir.

His body has been sent for post-mortem and police are questioning the teacher who allegedly punished Tanna.

Though the principal could not be reached with authorities saying that she was busy in a meeting, Sudhir said Tanna had 'inflicted the punishment on himself' and also had a history of heart problems.

'He had completed the rounds and was returning to his class when he became unconscious,' he said.

Sudhir said the ground was not very large because most of it was used up to park at least 1,000 cycles.

On hearing the news, Tanna's parents rushed to the school. Several other parents also gathered to demand action against the teacher.

Doctors at the hospital said the boy seemed to have a congenital heart problem and could not take the pressure.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)