2 teachers booked after Class 9 student in MP tries to end life over harassment

Police have registered a case against two teachers of a government school in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior city after a Class 9 student allegedly tried to commit suicide following harassment by them, officials said on Wednesday.

The incident took place on November 8 but the case was registered on Tuesday after the student’s statement was recorded, an official said.

The 14-year-old boy studying in the Kendriya Vidyalaya number-2, located under Maharajpura police station area, had allegedly tried to end his own life, Additional Superintendent of Police Krishna Lalchandani said.

He left a purported suicide note before consuming the chemical substance, he said.

After the boy recovered, his statement was recorded wherein he blamed two teachers for harassing him, the official said.