Jharkhand: 17-year-old girl dies by suicide after being slapped, expelled for wearing bindi to St Xavier’s school
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Ranchi, July 12: In a shocking development, a student of standard 10 committed suicide after she was slapped, and expelled from St. Xavier’s School for sporting a bindi. The incident took place in the Teltulmari neighbourhood in the Dhanbad city of Jharkhand.
What happened?
The 17-year-old reportedly was humiliated by a teacher during the school assembly and was also slapped twice in full public display. This happened even after the student removed the bindi as soon as she saw the teacher. The underage girl was taken to the principal’s office, who expelled her from the school.
Thereafter, the girl returned home and committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her room on Monday (July 10) at 11 am. She also left a suicide note in her school uniform, holding the teacher and school principal responsible for her death.
“My daughter removed the bindi as soon as she saw the teacher. But the teacher slapped her twice in front of the assembly. I explained everything to the principal but he did not listen and expelled my daughter. Embarrassed by being slapped by the teacher in public during assembly, my daughter committed suicide after returning from school by hanging from the ceiling in her room,” said the girl’s mother.
She has also left a suicide note naming all those who are responsible for her death, she added.
“I want justice and want everyone, who is named in the suicide note, to get arrested” said the mother.
NCPCR intervenes
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chairperson, Priyank Kanoongo, said in a tweet on Tuesday that a girl student has been reported to have committed suicide after being beaten up for going to school wearing a 'bindi'.
झारखंड के धनबाद में स्कूल में बिंदी लगाकर जाने पर पिटाई किए जाने से आहत हो कर एक छात्रा के आत्महत्या किए जाने की सूचना मिली है।
— प्रियंक कानूनगो Priyank Kanoongo (@KanoongoPriyank) July 11, 2023
मामले का संज्ञान लिया जा रहा है, जाँच के लिए @NCPCR_ की टीम धनबाद जाएगी।
He said that the NCPCR has taken cognizance of the matter, and its team will go to Dhandbad for investigation.
The incident took place in Dhanbad's Tetulmari area on Monday. Where parents of the deceased girl and locals on Tuesday reportedly held a protest against the school management, prompting police to initiate a probe and take action.
The accused teacher arrested
Uttam Mukherjee, Chairperson of Child Welfare Committee (CWC), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, said that the accused teacher has been arrested by police after the incident came to light.
जी, सर। गंभीर मामला है। स्कूल को सीबीएसई बोर्ड से मान्यता भी नही है। जिला शिक्षा पदाधिकारी को मैंने बताया है। पीड़ित परिवार से में आज मिला। आरोपी की गिरफ्तारी हुई है।
— Uttam Mukherjee, Chairperson, CWC, Dhanbad (@UttamMukdhanbad) July 11, 2023
"It is a serious matter. The school is also not affiliated to the CBSE board. I have told the District Education Officer. I met the victim's family today. The accused has been arrested," Mukherjee said in a tweet while replying to NCPCR Chairperson.
Suicide among students on rise
Earlier, a student preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) allegedly died by suicide in Rajasthan's Kota, the officials said on Sunday. According to Circle Inspector of Police (CI) Kota Paramjit Singh, the police received information about the death of a student due to suicide in Kota's Mahaveer Nagar. The official also stated that the reason for the suicide has not been ascertained and that the student was preparing for the IIT-JEE.
