Death of schoolgirl: Police book principal
Coimbatore: 14.11.2021
The RS Puram all-women police on Saturday booked the principal of a private matriculation school under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act for her failure to report a sexual harassment complaint that a Class XII girl student, who committed suicide at her house by hanging on Thursday, raised against her teacher. Police are on the lookout for principal.
The principal, Meera Jackson, was booked under Section 21 (punishment for failure to report or record a case) of the Pocso Act, after parents, students and members of various associations staged protests at the victim’s house and the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital, stating they would receive the girl’s body only after arrest of the principal. The protesters said the principal had failed to take action against the teacher based on the girl’s complaint and demanded the school management to issue a compensation of ₹50 lakh to the victim’s family. The school transferred Meera to another school a few months ago.
Police arrested the teacher, K Mithun Chakravarthy, on Friday night. TNN
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