Coimbatore student ends life; family alleges harassment by teacher, classmates over caste, beef consumption
The Peelamedu police booked two classmates of the Class 11 student, his teacher Vijayakumar, and the school’s principal Arunkumar late on Wednesday on charges of abetting suicide; the teacher was arrested on Thursday
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Hindustan Times2 students, principal among 4 held over Tamil Nadu student’s suicide for caste discrimination over beef consumption
The parents alleged that he was targeted by his class teacher and two classmates because he belonged to the Scheduled Caste and consumed beef.
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Hindustan TimesTN school principal, teacher, 2 students booked after Class 11 Dalit boy found dead in Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu police have booked a school principal, a teacher and two students after a Class 11 Dalit boy was found dead in Coimbatore, amid caste harassment allegations.
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The HinduCoimbatore student death: two classmates arrested for caste-based harassment; headmaster, teacher suspended
The student’s mother alleged that a teacher made her son and four others, who consume beef, stand up in the classroom two months ago. The two arrested students had been harassing and torturing him…
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Indian ExpressDalit student dies by suicide after ‘taunts over eating beef’, teacher booked in Coimbatore Read on Indian Express
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The HinduCoimbatore student ends life; family alleges harassment by teacher, classmates over caste, beef consumption
The Peelamedu police booked two classmates of the Class 11 student, his teacher Vijayakumar, and the school’s principal Arunkumar late on Wednesday on charges of abetting suicide; the teacher was…
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