Principal, 2 others booked for abetment to suicide after class 5 student self-immolates in Chhindwara

The 12-year-old boy allegedly took the extreme step after a teacher scolded and caned him for getting into a fight with a classmate

Updated on: Sep 17, 2017, 11:38:41 IST

Hindustan Times, Bhopal | By Neeraj Santoshi

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A case of abetment to suicide was registered on Saturday against a teacher, principal and a manager of a school in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district after a class 5 student of the institute committed self immolation.

Police booked a teacher, principal and a manager of a Madhya Pradesh school on charges of abetment to suicide of a class 5 student . (Getty Images/iStockphoto for representational purpose)

The 12-year-old boy allegedly set himself on fire on September 8 after a lady teacher scolded and caned him and took him to the school manager and the principal for picking up a fight earlier in the day with one of his classmates at Vanasthali Public School. The school authorities also asked the student to bring his parents to the school next day.

The boy, identified as Ayush Tiwari, succumbed to the burn injuries on Friday.

Chhindwara Kotwali police station in-charge Sumer Singh, quoting Ayush’s father, told HT over phone that the boy after returning home from school took the extreme step by sprinkling kerosene over himself.

With nearly 50 % injuries, he was rushed to a hospital in Nagpur in neighbouring Maharashtra, where he succumbed to the injuries .

The school authorities had agreed to bear the cost of the boy’s treatment.

The police filed the FIR against the three based on the statement of the father of the deceased. They have been booked under section 305 of the IPC that deals with abetment to suicide of a child or an insane person.

Chhindwara police, however, said they were yet to arrest the three accused.

“We are investigating the case after which follow up action will be taken”, Singh added.

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Neeraj Santoshi
Neeraj Santoshi is the Chief of Bureau for Hindustan Times in Uttarakhand, where he leads the state reporting team while covering government, politics, environment, wildlife, Uttarakhand High Court, and issues shaping the Himalayan region. With more than two decades in journalism across conflict zones, he has covered politically sensitive regions and environmentally fragile landscapes, and focused on stories that combine public interest with in-depth storytelling. An alumnus of Pune University with a Master’s in Communication Studies, he has reported extensively from Jammu & Kashmir (2003-2010), Madhya Pradesh (2010 to 2018 ) and Uttarakhand (Since 2018), covering subjects ranging from insurgency, elections and governance to wildlife conservation, mining, climate change, agriculture, human rights and social justice. He has covered politics and legislative assemblies of both Jammu & Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh over more than a decade. Before taking over as Chief of Bureau in Uttarakhand, he served as Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times in Madhya Pradesh and earlier reported for both Hindustan Times and The Indian Express in Jammu & Kashmir, where he covered state politics, environment and insurgency-related developments. Over the years, his stories have focused on environmental degradation, wildlife, illegal mining, governance and the changing social fabric of Himalayan states and Central India. He is particularly interested in long-form explanatory journalism, and stories that explore the intersection of ecology, conservation, governance and society. Outside the newsroom, Neeraj enjoys reading widely on neuroscience, consciousness studies, Artificial Intelligence and quantum physics, with a special interest in Kashmiri Tantric Shaivist traditions. He is also passionate about wildlife, mountaineering and the Himalayas, interests that continue to inform his reporting and deepen his understanding of the region he covers.Read More

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