Alleging that vandalism in her school was done in the presence of police,Principal of the school Helen Sarkar said on Wednesday she did not resign voluntarily but was forced to do so by the mob which ransacked the institute last Thursday after the death of a Class V student. Police forced principal to resign,allege Archbishop Sarkar,principal of Christ Church Girls' High School,also said she was forced to court arrest under pressure from the police and the mob. Principal remanded to three days' police custody "I had to give in to the police considering the safety of my teaching and non-teaching staff besides the hostel children who were scared," she told reporters here. School girl dies after ragging by seniors in Barasat To a question,the principal said she has called the police and requested them to give protection to the school. Christ Church School principal released on bail "But vandalism took place in presence of the police," she said. Kolkata: 'Traumatised' girl dies after being locked inside school toilet Asked about her resignation,Sarkar said she did not resign voluntarily. Principal resigns as kin go on rampage after girl's death "I did not resign on my own. I was forced by the mob and instructed by the police. The situation was so. I also did not want vandalism to continue",she said adding that the students wanted her to be back in the school. Kolkata girl dies in school bathroom,principal arrested The school managing committee had not accepted her resignation. Kolkata school ransacked after 'ragged' student dies Sarkar also charged the police with acting according to the dictate of the mob. She said she would visit the house of Oindrila Das,a class V student who had died on September 11,days afterallegedly being confined to a toilet by her seniors. Arrested on September 12 in connection with the death of the student,Sarkar was released on bail on Monday. A mob,including parents of some of the students of the school,ransacked the over 100-year-old school on September 12. Asked about the alleged ragging of Oindrila in the school,Sarkar said,"Till now,nothing has been proved that such thing (ragging) happened." She dismissed reports the student may have committed suicide. "The student did not commit suicide," she said. Asked if she would again join the school as principal,Sarkar said,"I think my students and guardians have said it. They have vocally said that they want me back. The rest is for the governing body to decide." Asked when the school would reopen,the principal said that the school was in a bad shape following the ransacking and as such the governing body and the managing committee would decide on that. Meanwhile,all Christian schools in the state are to be shut down tomorrow as announced by Archbishop Thomas D'Souza,head of the Roman Catholic Church of the Kolkata diocese and head of West Bengal Association of Christian Schools,two days ago. The day would also be observed as a Black Day,despite Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's assurance that she would take necessary steps in connection with the case.
