Died After Hundreds of Stings: How an MP Anganwadi Cook Gave Her Life in a Bee Attack to Save 20 Children

In a heroic act to save children, an anganwadi worker in Madhya Pradesh's Neemuch died while saving 20 children from a bee attack. According to a report, a swarm of bees descended on playing children, and the woman immediately stepped in to protect them and sacrificed her own life. The woman, identified as Kanchan Bai Meghwal, was leading the self-help group that prepared meals at the centre. As she saw the bees attacking the children, she immediately wrapped the children in tarpaulin and mats and pushed them to safety. However, while doing so, she collapsed from hundreds of stings, TOI reported. Kanchan Bai's prompt action saved more than a dozen lives as she ran towards the children, grabbed whatever she could find, and wrapped them to protect them outside

the anganwadi building. She then took them away into a room, where she stood in the open to draw the bees away from the children. As the villagers also saw the bee attack, they rushed to the spot. However, by the time they reached, the woman was badly. She was then rushed to the hospital in a critical condition, where doctors declared her dead. Later on Tuesday, a postmortem was conducted before handing over her body to the family, according to the TOI report.Also Read: Raped, Killed, Thrown Into Canal: 7-Year-Old Madhya Pradesh Girl Murdered - Was a Relative Behind It?

Kanchan was the Sole Bread Earner, Husband Paralysed

According to the report, Kanchan Bai's husband, Shivalal, is paralysed and she was the sole bread earner of the family. She managed to feed her family and take care of all expenses, including the upbringing of her son and two daughters.Now, the villagers have urged the district administration and the officials to remove the hive from the tree in the Anganwadi premises immediately and extend financial help to the woman's family. They stressed that the heroic act saved the lives of 20 children, while the act claimed her own life.