A 15-year-old girl of a prominent Delhi school, who studied in the Class 9, committed suicide over the alleged harassment by two of her teachers, who reportedly “taunted” and “touched her inappropriately”.
The girl committed suicide on Tuesday at her home in Noida after alleged harassment by teachers at her Delhi school, the family alleged. As per information, no arrests had been made so far.
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A constable was suspended on Wednesday for registering a case under wrong sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), an official said. The Uttar Pradesh Police constable was suspended because he did not include POCSO in the First Information Report, police said.
The police have since registered a case under Sections 306 and 506 of the IPC and the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act, an official told IANS.
The deceased was a Class 9 student at Ahlcon Public School in Delhi’s Mayur Vihar. The parents alleged that their daughter told them that some teachers used to touch her inappropriately and she feared she would be failed for resisting their moves.
She also reportedly told her parents that she was unable to focus on studies as she knew that she would be ultimately failed however hard she tried to pass the exam.
The girl was found hanging at their flat in Noida, which borders Delhi, and was rushed to the Kailash Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The victim’s father has alleged that the girl’s social studies teachers failed her in the examination deliberately and also harassed her mentally.
According to the victim’s father, the girl told him that her “SST teachers touched her inappropriately” and she was scared because even if she did well, they would fail her”.
The Principal of Ahlcon School reportedly told the police that the deceased had not failed but had to appear for a re-test, which was scheduled for later this week.
(With inputs from agencies)
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