Amid the criticism of the Maharashtra government over the death of three tribal girls due to snakebite at a residential school hostel in Gadchiroli, officials from the state government on Friday said that 584 ashram school students have died in the last two years in the state.

According to PTI, a senior official from the Tribal Development department said that the causes of death range from snakebite, sickle cell, serious illness, accidents, and suicide.