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Itanagar, Nov 9 (IANS) Three employees of a Sainik School in Arunachal Pradesh’s East Siang district have been arrested in connection with the alleged suicide of a 12-year-old cadet on the school premises. Officials gave this information on Sunday.
East Siang district superintendent of police Pankaj Lamba said the arrests were made on Saturday after a sustained investigation, which included recording statements of witnesses, forensic investigation and analysis of the sequence of events.
He said that a case has been registered at Ruksin police station under various sections of the Indian Justice Code (BNS). Further investigation is underway.
The arrested employees have been identified as Devendra Singh (42), house master of Subansiri House (Junior Cadet Wing); Kangge Darin (31), House Master of Subansiri House (Senior Cadet Wing); and school hostel superintendent Amar Singh Thakur (51). Singh hails from Mau district of Uttar Pradesh, Thakur hails from Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh, while Darin hails from East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
According to the police, a Class VII student allegedly died by suicide on the school premises on November 1.
The incident sparked outrage across the state after reports emerged that the boy had sent a message to his sister shortly before his death, claiming that he was being “tortured by seniors.” The victim’s family alleges that the boy was subjected to severe ragging and mental harassment in the hostel.
Earlier, the police had detained eight students, all teenagers, in connection with the case and produced them before the Juvenile Justice Board. The case was initially registered as unnatural death, but preliminary investigation indicated possible culpability of both students and staff members.
Arunachal Pradesh Education Minister Pasang Dorji Sona visited the school and interacted with officials and police officials. The minister directed the school to extend full cooperation in the investigation and organize immediate counseling sessions for the students suffering from trauma.
He also directed the officials to adopt strict preventive measures to eliminate all forms of physical or mental bullying on the campus.
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He further said, “Held a meeting today with SP Pasighat Shri Pankaj Lamba, IPS and DDSE Shri Odhuk Tabing to review the progress of investigation into the recent incidents at Sanggo Residential English School, Mebo and Sainik School, East Siang.”
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