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A Class IX pupil from a schoolhouse astatine Valparai died astatine the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) precocious connected Wednesday, much than a period aft she attempted to extremity her life.
The School Education Department and the Coimbatore District (Rural) Police person launched parallel investigations arsenic the miss and her begetter had alleged that she faced intelligence and carnal harassment from 3 teachers.
The deceased has been identified arsenic S. Muthusanjana, 14, girl of S. Sakthivel Kumar and Vathsala Kumari from Rottikadai astatine Valparai, who had been studying successful a authorities schoolhouse successful the locality.
According to the police, the miss attempted to extremity her beingness erstwhile she was unsocial astatine her residence connected October 10. She was admitted to CMCH connected the aforesaid day, aft being fixed archetypal assistance astatine the Government Hospital astatine Valparai and the District Headquarters Hospital, Pollachi. The girl, who had been undergoing attraction for burns, died astir 8.40 p.m. connected Wednesday.
In a petition to the Coimbatore District Superintendent of Police, Mr. Kumar alleged that his girl took the utmost measurement owed to intelligence and carnal harassment by 3 teachers, who grip Science, English and Tamil subjects. He alleged that the subject teacher teased his girl successful beforehand of different students. While the English teacher was accused of having ridiculed the miss for her physique and complexion, the Tamil teacher was accused of having slapped her. He alleged that the Valparai constabulary did not registry a lawsuit against the teachers though a policewoman had recorded his daughter’s connection aft the hospitalisation.
The household besides released a video connection of the bedridden girl, which had been recorded earlier her death, accusing the teachers of having ill-treated her. She besides alleged that a teacher made her beryllium with ‘slow learners’.
Coimbatore District Superintendent of Police K. Karthikeyan said a lawsuit has been registered nether Section 194 (police to enquire and study connected suicide, etc.) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and further investigation, covering the allegations of the miss and her father, was on.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is disposable connected the State’s wellness helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416. and Sneha’s termination prevention helpline 044-24640050).
