Agartala: A three-member enquiry committee, constituted on the direction of Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, submitted its report to the government on Thursday regarding the suicide of a meritorious Class 12 student, allegedly after being “humiliated” by a teacher, officials said.
An official of the Secondary School Education Department said that the enquiry committee on Wednesday visited the Sonarpur Class XII School in south Tripura district’s Barpathari and talked to the family members of the girl, teachers and students of the school and others concerned.
“The committee submitted its report to the Director of the Secondary School Education Department Nripendra Chandra Sharma and he would forward it to the government for further action,” the official told IANS.
The girl committed suicide on July 24 by allegedly consuming pesticide after being “humiliated” by a teacher of her school.
Following directions by Chief Minister Saha, who also holds the school education portfolio, the Secondary Education Department’s Director constituted the three-member committee to enquire into the girl’s alleged suicide.
The committee comprises Lisa Bardhan, Joint Director of Elementary Education, Kajal Kumar Bhowmik, Officer-on-Special Duty (OSD) at the Directorate of Secondary Education, and Sudip Sarkar, OSD at the office of the District Education Officer, West Tripura District. (IANS)
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