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Maharashtra State Women's Commission chairperson Rupali Chakankar has said a preliminary probe into the decease of a 16-year-old tribal pupil astatine a government-run residential schoolhouse has revealed superior lapses astatine the establishment.
Ms. Chakankar connected Friday (January 2, 2026) visited the schoolhouse successful Moroshi successful Murbad tehsil of Thane district, wherever a Class X pupil was recovered dormant connected December 25, 2025.
A 17-year-old lad was detained nether applicable provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for intersexual harassment and abetment of termination successful the case. Some parents had precocious complained of unduly harsh subject astatine the school.
Speaking to reporters, Ms. Chakankar claimed that girls returning to schoolhouse aft vacations were forced to acquisition urine gestation tests.
"Such tests are shameful and shatter the self-respect and assurance of these girls. The committee has directed the Tribal Development Department to halt this signifier immediately," she said. She besides highlighted a "serious information lapse", wherever individuals not listed arsenic humor relatives were reportedly allowed to instrumentality girls location during holidays.
"This is the 2nd specified decease lawsuit astatine the instauration wrong a abbreviated period. We person ordered a implicit enquiry into the school's affairs starting Monday [January 5, 2026)," Ms. Chakankar said.
Meanwhile, schoolhouse main Pralhad Bhoi and warden Jayashree Waghadhe person been suspended pursuing allegations of harsh discipline.
"The full strategy indispensable go transparent. We person directed the schoolhouse medication to supply contiguous counselling to students and support regular dialog with parents to show immoderate signs of intelligence pressure," she added.
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