Class 9 Girl Hangs Herself in Chhattisgarh School - What Police Found in Suicide Note

Jashpur: A Class 9 student allegedly committed suicide, accusing her school principal of molestation and sexual harassment in Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur. The 15-year-old girl hanged herself in the study room of a private school, PTI quoted officials as saying. The incident comes after recent similar cases in Delhi and Jaipur where students allegedly took the extreme step due to school-related pressure.The principal was arrested after the student allegedly used a saree to hang herself from a ceiling rod on Sunday evening.The school is located in a village under the Bagicha police station limits, Jashpur Senior Superintendent of Police Shashimohan Singh said, adding that the deceased was a resident of the Sitapur area in neighbouring Surguja district.

What Police Found in Suicide Note

Police recovered a suicide note at the spot, which accused the school principal, Kuldipan Topno, of molestation and sexual harassment. Following this, he was arrested, the officer said. A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway.

Inquiry and Preliminary Findings

A joint team comprising officials from the education, tribal, and police departments conducted an inquiry after the incident. Preliminary findings revealed that the hostel on the school campus was unauthorised.“Of the 124 students enrolled from Classes 6 to 12 in the school, a total of 22 boys and 11 girls were staying in the hostel, which was allegedly being operated without mandatory permissions. All relevant documents have been seized,” said Assistant Commissioner of the Tribal Department, Sanjay Singh.A magisterial inquiry has been ordered. The exact cause behind the incident will be determined only after the investigation, said Bagicha Sub-Divisional Magistrate Pradeep Rathiya.With inputs from PTI