After a Class-XI girl of the Kendriya Vidyalaya-III at Gadakan here attempted suicide on Friday after being allegedly abused and thrashed by a Physical Education Teacher (PET), the girl’s family members along with parents of several other students staged a dharna in front of the KV Sangathan Deputy Commissioner office on Saturday morning.
The protesters demanded action against PET Suryamani Pattanayak, who allegedly hurled abuses and thrashed the girl during a practice session on Friday.
Reportedly, feeling offended after being abused and thrashed by the PET, the girl went upstairs and jumped off the third floor of the school building.
The girl, who sustained severe injuries, was first rushed to the Railway Hospital in Mancheswar here before being shifted to a city-based private hospital.
She was undergoing treatment in an ICU of the hospital till last reports received. Doctors said her condition was critical as she has fractures in both legs and deep injuries in chest. Besides, she has also sustained injuries in her head and other parts of the body.
Meanwhile, the girl’s father lodged a complaint at the Mancheswar police station, acting on which cops went to the school for an inquiry.
