A 15-year-old girl died over the weekend at a private hospital from injuries sustained after she jumped off the third floor of her school building in Kerala over alleged harassment on Friday. Gauri, a Class 10 student at Kollam’s Trinity Lyceum School had allegedly objected to her younger sister, 13, being punished by teachers for talking in the class. Her sister was reportedly made to sit with boys as punishment and Gauri questioned the punishment. In the process, she got into an argument with the teachers who then scolded her.
The girl’s mother met the school authorities and threatened to file a complaint against the teachers, but they assured her this wouldn’t happen again. Later, when she was mocked by her sister’s classmates and other students over her protest, she reportedly got angry and jumped off the building during lunch break on Friday.
Gauri was admitted to a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram where she succumbed to her injuries today. “She died at 2:15 a.m. Monday. The post-mortem of her body is complete. We are awaiting the report. An investigation is on,” SI Nizamuddin of the Kollam West police station told IndianExpress.com.
A case under section 305 of the IPC for abetment of suicide of a child and relevant section of the Juvenile Justice Act has been filed against two teachers of the school. The investigation is on, a senior police officer said. Police said Gauri’s father filed a complaint that his daughter attempted suicide after being mentally harassed by her teachers. Gauri was purportedly scolded by two teachers for picking a fight with a fellow student, another report said. Different student organizations in Kollam held protests and clashed with police demanding strict action against the teachers of the school.
Source: News agencies
