Class 9 student commits suicide in Noida, parents allege molestation by teachers

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March 21, 2018

New Delhi, Mar 21: A class 9 student of a school in Delhi was found hanging in her house in Noida. The 15-year-old committed suicide after she failed in her class 9 exams.

The family has alleged that the teachers harassed and molested her.

The girl was taken to Kailash Hospital, Noida, where the doctors declared her dead. The teenager's parents have accused the teachers of deliberately failing her in two subjects and putting "too much pressure" on her.

According to the school authorities, the 15-year-old did not fail but was to appear in a re-test.

"She told me her SST teachers touched her inappropriately, I said since I'm also a teacher I can say they can't do it, might be a mistake but she said, I'm scared of them, no matter how well I write they'll fail me. Ultimately they failed her in SST. The school killed her", the teenager's father said.

However, Dharmendra Goel, principal of the school, has claimed that the girl was not molested. "No such incident happened, Kabhi bhi parents ne shikhayat nahi ki (the parents never complained)".

"This is a very unfortunate incident, we are in touch with the parents", the principal added.

Initially, an FIR was lodged against two male teachers for abetment of suicide under section 306 and 506 of the IPC. Now, the case has also been registered under POCSO as well.

Meanwhile, the police will be reaching the school to record statements of the students.

A doctor of Kailash Hospital, where the girl was taken after she was found hanging, said "15-year-old girl was brought to us, on arrival her pulse and blood pressure were un-recordable, we tried to revive her but couldn't. The cause of death can be known only after post-mortem."

Noida SP Arun Kumar Singh has said that the Investigating Officer (IO) went to the school early morning to investigate the matter. "This school is in Delhi, so we will look if any FIR was registered earlier in Delhi police station", Arun Kumar Singh said.

"The father did not give any information till late night, so the case is registered under IPC 306 and 506", he added.

In a latest update, the Investigating Officer of Noida police has been suspended for not mentioning Sections of molestation in the FIR.

A UP Police constable was also suspended because he did not include POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) in the FIR and only registered the case under Sections 306 and 506 of the IPC.

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The owner of the spa is absconding and the manager has been arrested.

Further details are awaited.

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May 12,2020

May 12: A Madhya Pradesh Police sub-inspector was fined Rs 5,000 after he performed a daredevil act of balancing himself on two moving cars, copying the famous stunt from Ajay Devgn-starrer 'Singham'.

Manoj Yadav, the in-charge of Narsinghgarh police post in Damoh district, was also warned against any such daredevilry in future, police sources said on Monday.

Sporting shades as the hero of the cop drama film and wearing his police uniform, Yadav got the entire episode video-graphed, they said.

As the video of the stunt went viral on social media, senior police officials took serious note of it as it will send wrong signals to youngsters, the sources said.

Inspector General, Sagar range, Anil Sharma directed Damoh Superintendent of Police Hemant Chauhan to probe the matter.

After an investigation, Chauhan imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the sub-inspector and warned him not to repeat such mistakes.

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July 16,2020

Surat, Jul 16: Woman police constable Sunita Yadav, who had a confrontation with a minister's son over lockdown violation which led to his arrest here in Gujarat, claimed she has resigned from service. However, a senior police official has denied it.

Prakash Kanani, the son of Gujarat Minister of State for Health Kumar Kanani, and his two friends were arrested on Sunday for allegedly violating the lockdown and night curfew orders in Surat, a COVID-19 hotspot, a senior police official earlier said.

Yadav, who is being hailed on social media for taking action against the minister's son, told news channels on Wednesday that she had put in her papers.

"I have resigned because I did not receive support from my superior officers. I was only doing my duty as a constable. It's the fault of our system that these people (like the minister's son) think they are VVIPs (very very important persons)," she said.

However, a senior police official here denied that she has resigned.

"She has not given her resignation. The inquiry is still on and technically she cannot resign at this juncture," Surat Police Commissioner R B Brahmbhatt said.

Yadav's action had led to the registration of an FIR and arrest of Prakash Kanani and two of his friends for alleged violation of lockdown and curfew norms in Surat city.

The arrests came after a video of a heated exchange between them and Yadav, who pulled up the trio for violation of curfew, surfaced on social media. The trio was later released on bail.

Since the incident, Yadav is being hailed on social media.

While some social media users called her "Lady Singham" (referring to the tough cop in the Hindi film "Singham"), some suggested she contest the 2022 state Assembly polls against Kumar Kanani, who represents Varachha constituency in Surat district.

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