Class 8 girl dies after jumping off 3rd floor of school building; police begin probe
Jalna(PTI): A 13-year-old girl studying in Class 8 died after she allegedly jumped off the third floor of her school building in Jalna city of Maharashtra on Friday morning, police said.
The deceased was identified as Aarohi Deepak Bidla, a resident of Mastagad, and the incident took place in CTMK School.
"Soon after the morning session began at her school, Aarohi jumped from the corridor on the third floor. Teachers and school staffers immediately rushed her to a private hospital. She was later shifted to the District Government Hospital, where doctors declared her dead," an official said.
Speaking to the media, Aarohi's father Deepak Bidla, who works as a sweeper in a private hospital, said he received a call from the school informing him of the incident.
According to him, Aarohi had shown no signs of distress at home and had left for school as usual.
He, however, alleged that his daughter had complained about some boys from her class teasing her.
"I told her to inform the teachers, but no action was taken," he alleged.
Sources said the teachers had called Aarohi's parents to the school regarding her low academic performance.
Aarohi reportedly feared that the teachers might complain to her grandmother, who works in the same school as a sweeper, about her studies, which might have caused her stress.
Inspector Sandip Bharti of Sadar Bazar police station said an investigation was underway to ascertain the cause of the suspected suicide.
The police have registered a case of accidental death and are probing all angles, including allegations of harassment and academic pressure, to determine the circumstances that led to the girl's death, he said.
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Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
