Caste harassment case: deceased student’s parents refuse to accept body demanding arrest of teacher, headmaster
Parents of a student who died by suicide following alleged caste-based harassment are protesting to demand the arrest of school officials. The police have initiated an investigation and arrested two students involved in the case.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing social issues regarding caste discrimination in educational institutions and the need for accountability.
Caste harassment case: deceased student’s parents refuse to accept body demanding arrest of teacher, headmaster COIMBATORE The parents and relatives of Akilan, a Class 11 student of a government-aided school in Peelamedu who had ended his life due to alleged harassment over caste and eating habits, staged a sit-in protest demanding the arrest of his teacher, headmaster and other students purportedly involved in abetment. They refused to accept the body of the student. The Peelamedu police had registered a case against the teacher and a few classmates based on a complaint lodged by the deceased student’s mother Kausalyadevi.
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