Teen jumps off school building after alleged harassment


Team Udayavani, Oct 23, 2017, 11:29 AM IST

Kollam: A Class 10 student, who had allegedly attempted suicide by jumping off from the third floor of her school building in Kerala over alleged harassment on Friday, died at a private hospital today.

The 15-year-old girl, had objected to her younger sister, 13, of being punished by teachers for talking in the class. Her sister was reportedly made to sit with boys. She had questioned the punishment and got into an argument with the teachers.

Later, when she was mocked by her sister’s classmates and other students over her protest, she reportedly got angry and jumped off the building.

According to the police, a case has been registered against two teachers for their involvement in harassing her.

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