Dalit girl student commits suicide in Haryana after 'harassment' over unpaid fee, probe on
Bhiwani, Dec 31: Police have launched an investigations over allegations that a young Dalit woman, a college student, committed suicide due to mental distress and harassment she faced over unpaid fee in the institution where she studied.
The 22-year-old woman's family has alleged that she was distressed due to pressure to pay her pending fee and also harassed.
She was a B.A. final year student at a private women's college in Bhiwani district.
She committed suicide on the night of December 24, police said.
Her father Jagdish told the media that his daughter was to appear in her fifth-semester exams this month but was not allowed to do so by the college authorities over a pending fee.
He said he was unable to pay her fee on time due to some financial constraints.
He also alleged that she was "harassed and tortured" by the college principal and some others.
"I want justice for my daughter," he said.
Loharu police station in-charge Inspector Jitender said on Tuesday "during investigations many angles have come up. FIR has been lodged and investigations are on".
When asked about the allegations that the student was harassed, he said, "we are conducting investigations...No suicide note was found. The postmortem report is also pending".
However, on complaint of her family, an abetment of suicide case has been registered under BNS Section 108 and further investigations were on.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala said it is sad that in Haryana, a Dalit girl has to commit suicide due to not being able to pay the examination fees.
"This incident is not only sad but also extremely shameful. The victim's family should get justice and this case should be thoroughly investigated," Surjewala posted on X on Tuesday.
Haryana Social Justice and Empowerment Minister, Krishan Kumar Bedi Tuesday said that action is being taken against those responsible for the girl's death.
An FIR has been filed, and the police are working diligently to apprehend the culprits, he said.
Bedi said that the government stands with the victim's family.
Action will be taken against the culprits, Bedi said, asking Congress not to politicise the matter.
हमारे संविधान की प्रस्तावना में समता, स्वतंत्रता, बंधुत्व और न्याय की बात की गई है।
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
