Tamil Nadu: Two Students Attempt Suicide in Dindigul After Being Subjected to Caste Slurs; School Teacher Booked
The Chinnalapatti police have booked the teacher under Sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. According to sources, the two ninth grade girl students in Chinnalapatti had attempted to end their lives on Wednesday by consuming toilet cleaner.
The Chinnalapatti police have booked the teacher under Sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. According to sources, the two ninth grade girl students in Chinnalapatti had attempted to end their lives on Wednesday by consuming toilet cleaner.
However, the relatives of the two girls claimed that the girls had taken the extreme step after they were insulted by a teacher in the school. They said that the girls had complained to them that the teacher, Premalatha, was regularly using caste slurs against them.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Feb 17, 2023 04:43 PM IST.
