A Class 12 student of a private higher secondary school at Chinna Salem near Kallakurichi in Tamil Nadu died by suicide on Tuesday night, after leaving behind a note alleging that she was being tortured by two teachers, police said.
While the teachers denied the allegations, the parents and relatives of the student, blocked the Kallakurichi-Salem highway on Wednesday, raising slogans against the school management.
The incident took place near Kaniyamoor town. On Wednesday morning, the watchman of the hostel building allegedly found the girl’s body on the ground and alerted the school authorities. The local police were informed and the girl was taken to a nearby hospital where she was declared dead.
In a note, the girl allegedly named two teachers, saying that they tortured her and a couple of other students by forcing them to study all the time. “The two teachers were brought to the police station for an enquiry. They told us that they just casually asked her to concentrate more and study hard as she was very playful,” Kallakurichi SP S Selvakumar told indianexpress.com.
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