Student ‘beaten up’ by teacher ends life

  • | Tuesday | 18th September, 2018

Trichy: An 18-year-old student, who consumed poison reportedly after being beaten up by his teacher recently for not attending classes died on Sunday night after failing to respond to treatment. The victim, identified as as Dakshinamoorthy hailed from Athanaukurichi village in Ariyalur district.Police said that Dakshinamoorthy was a student of a private polytechnic college in Cuddalore district. Based on a complaint lodged by victim’s mother, K Rani, the Thalavai police registered a case and are investigating. He had come home to attend a wedding of a relative and had taken leave on September 6. He returned to college the next day.One of his lecturers had allegedly chided and slapped him for taking leave, in the presence of classmates.

Trichy: An 18-year-old student, who consumed poison reportedly after being beaten up by his teacher recently for not attending classes died on Sunday night after failing to respond to treatment. The victim, identified as as Dakshinamoorthy hailed from Athanaukurichi village in Ariyalur district.Police said that Dakshinamoorthy was a student of a private polytechnic college in Cuddalore district. He had come home to attend a wedding of a relative and had taken leave on September 6. He returned to college the next day.One of his lecturers had allegedly chided and slapped him for taking leave, in the presence of classmates. A depressed Dakshinamoorthy consumed poison at his house on September 8 and was rushed to the Ariyalur government hospital from where he was shifted to the Rajiv Gandhi general hospital in Chennai.Despite extensive treatment, he succumbed on Sunday night. Based on a complaint lodged by victim’s mother, K Rani, the Thalavai police registered a case and are investigating.

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