A 17-year-old girl in Coimbatore died by suicide on Thursday. Her dead boy was found by her father and a close friend, as per a report.
The girl's family and her friend have alleged that the girl was sexually assaulted repeatedly by a school teacher named Mithun Chakravarthy at the Chinmaya Vidyalaya School.
Coimbatore Minor Suicide, Sexual Assault By Teacher:
As per a report the alleged sexual assault and harassment went on for about six months. According to the girl's mother, the girl had asked her parents to change her school multiple times but she did not reveal the reason behind it. The parents had reportedly shifted the girl to a new school in the same city in September this year.
The mother of the deceased told the media that her daughter had complained to the school's principal. The principal reportedly asked her to inform her parents about the alleged assault and harassment. The school arranged for the girl's counselling however as per reports she was allegedly told to not take the matter seriously and treat it the same way as she would if "someone bumped into her on a bus".
The girl's close friend also told the media that the accused teacher, Mithun Chakravarthy had become friends with the girl over phone chats. He had also dropped her home once, as per reports. The friend also alleged that they way the teacher talked to the girl seemed inappropriate. The friend alleged, "He sexually assaulted her once in school and harassed her many times. His wife teaches in the same school, she and the principal knew about all this, but they did nothing.”
The friend also alleged that the school had questioned the girl why she allowed Mithun Chakravarthy to drop her home. He also said that the school told the girl, “she was to blame too because of this.”
The girl's friend said, "She was very distressed. She became scared of men in general. She was unable to forget the incident. She kept saying she felt disgusted.” He claimed that the school has promised the girl that they would dismiss the teacher but they backed out on the promise.
According to the reports, the girl left a suicide note in which she referred to the accused teacher and two others. The school principal has reportedly denied that he knew anything about the incident. She claimed that the student's parents had cited financial reasons while changing schools. She also said that the parents had informed the school they were leaving town die to their personal issues. She also said that Mithun Chakravarthy had resigned in September too due to medical issues.
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