Class 7 student dies by suicide, family alleges mental harassment by school

The boy’s family has lodged a complaint at Narsinghpur police station, accusing members of the school committee of subjecting him to mental agony

Published on: Mar 11, 2026, 20:27:16 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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A Class VII student allegedly died by suicide after facing severe harassment at his school in the Narsinghpur area of Cuttack district on Wednesday.

A complaint was file by the family members of the boy. (Representative file photo)

According to the complaint filed by the boy’s mother, the student and his classmates had allegedly broken a CCTV camera installed in their classroom and thrown it into a nearby pond on Sunday. Following the incident, the school authorities called the student and his mother to the school where the boy was reprimanded.

The family has alleged that the student could not bear the humiliation and harassment at the school. After returning home, he was found dead at his place.

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However, Tilottama Behera, headmistress of the school, claimed that the child’s mother used to scold her child in front of everyone at school.

The boy’s family has lodged a complaint at Narsinghpur police station, accusing members of the school committee of subjecting him to mental agony.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More

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