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School ransacked after student’s death in WB
Angry guardians on Thursday ransacked a school at Dum Dum here after the death of a class five student who was allegedly locked inside a toilet by her senior last week, as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee assured the student's mother that she would look into it.
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Kolkata (PTI): Angry guardians on Thursday ransacked a school at Dum Dum here after the death of a class five student who was allegedly locked inside a toilet by her senior last week, as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee assured the student's mother that she would look into it.
A combat police force was posted in strength in and around the Christ Church Girls High School in the northern part of the city after the guardians went on a rampage in the school office and damaged furniture. The guardians, joined by locals, laid a siege to the school's main gate holding the school authorities responsible for 11-year-old Oindrilla Das' death and demanding that the principal resign and be handed over to them.
A senior police officer requested the guardians not to take law into their own hands and remain calm."We appeal to you not to take law in your hands and let us act," he said. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee talked to the girl's mother over phone and consoled her assuring she would look into it.
Principal Helen Sarkar, who along with six other teachers were confined within the school due to agitation, apologised to the guardians and assured that an inquiry would be held into the student's death. ''The incident is unfortunate and we will take all steps to ensure that such incidents do not recur,'' the principal said over a microphone from the first floor balcony of the school, urging the guardians to keep patience.
Police sources said that the guardians entered the school in the morning and ransacked the office premises, damaged furniture and demanded punishment of those responsible for the death of the class five student who underwent treatment and died of trauma. Later, the principal of Christ Church Girls' School was arrested.
