‘Casteist slur, humiliation’: TN teacher booked after dalit teen dies by suicide
A government school teacher in Madurai has been booked for abetment of suicide following the death of a 16-year-old Dalit girl. The student allegedly took her own life after the headmistress humiliated her and used a casteist slur during an admission interview.
Why it matters
The case highlights the persistent issue of caste-based discrimination in educational institutions and the legal consequences for officials involved in such incidents.
MADURAI: A government school teacher in Usilampatti in this district has been booked for abetment after a Dalit girl seeking admission in the institution died by suicide due to alleged humiliation at the hands of the accused.The headmistress also allegedly used a casteist slur against the deceased, according to news agency PTI.Relatives of the 16-year-old girl have been protesting, demanding action against the headmistress of the Government Model Secondary School, who allegedly rebuked the girl and used a casteist slur against her after she asked her mother not to stand with folded hands in front of the headmistress.Madurai police, who initially registered a case of suicide after the teenager died by suicide on August 25 following the alleged humiliation by the school headmistress, have now altered the case to abetment and named the teacher as an accused, police said on Saturday.On August 24, the girl, accompanied by her mother, went…
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