Coimbatore student death: two classmates arrested for caste-based harassment; headmaster, teacher suspended
Two students have been arrested for the caste-based harassment of a 16-year-old classmate who died by suicide in Coimbatore. Authorities have also suspended a teacher and the headmaster following allegations of discrimination regarding the student's caste and eating habits.
Why it matters
The case highlights systemic issues of caste-based discrimination and bullying within educational institutions, prompting public outcry and legal action.
Coimbatore student death: two classmates arrested for caste-based harassment; headmaster, teacher suspended left A protest at Coimbatore Collectorate demanding the arrest of the headmaster and the teacher on Friday, October 23, 2026. Special Arrangement The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/news/cities/Coimbatore/g5v0v3/article71615541.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/PROTEST.jpeg The student’s mother alleged that a teacher made her son and four others, who consume beef, stand up in the classroom two months ago. The two arrested students had been harassing and torturing him since then COIMBATORE Two days after a Class XI student belonging to a Scheduled Caste community ended his life in Coimbatore over alleged caste-based harassment in his government-aided school, the police on Friday (October 23, 2026) arrested two of his classmates belonging to different dominant castes.
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