Student commits suicide in classroom
Parents allege harassment from teachers and school management
Mandya, July 19: A 10th standard girl student committed suicide by hanging herself in the classroom during school hours at Chaitanya Vidyaniketan High School at Kodimaranahalli in KR Pete taluk on Thursday.
The student is identified as Sangeeta (14). During lunch hour, the girl committed suicide in the classroom. Her parents alleged that she committed suicide because of the harassment from the management and the teachers.
The parents said that as their daughter got less marks in 9th standard, the teachers and the management have been forcing her to take transfer certificate and join other school. Apart from this, a teacher was misbehaving with her, they said.
Upon knowing the incident, people from surrounding villages rushed to the school and protested against the teachers and the management. They said that the school has been taking hefty donation and when asked, they were denying any information. The teachers were not teaching the students. Girl students were being harassed in the school, they alleged.
BEO Betta Nayak, circle inspector HB Venkateshaiah, Kikkeri PSI R Siddaraju, ZP former vice president KS Prabhakar and others consoled the mother of the girl and assured of getting justice to her.
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US Embassy advises Americans to reconsider Hajj travel
Riyadh: The United States Embassy in Saudi Arabia has advised American citizens to reconsider travel to the country, including participation in the annual Hajj pilgrimage, amid the ongoing regional conflict.
In a travel advisory, the embassy urged US nationals to exercise caution and review their plans in light of the current security situation.
It specifically advised Americans to reconsider “participation in Hajj this year” to the holy city of Mecca.
