Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (IANS) Two teachers of a tribal welfare school in Odisha were arrested after a class VI student delivered a baby in its hostel, police said Monday.
The headmaster and hostel superintendent were arrested Sunday for negligence of duty, not informing the administration about the incident and trying to suppress the matter, said Jeypore sub-divisional police officer Rajendra Senapati.
The tribal girl from Umuri Ashram School, a state-run residential school for SC and ST students, in Jeypore, block of Koraput district 500 km from here, delivered a baby Feb 4.
When the school authorities came to know about this, they took the baby and the minor mother in a jeep to her village in Upperkendi, under the jurisdiction of Semiliguda police, and left them with her parents.
After the district administration came to know about the incident, the welfare extension officer of Jeypore block informed Jeypore police Sunday.
After preliminary investigation, the police arrested school headmaster Kailash Verma and hostel superintendent Sabita Guru.
This is the second incident in the state in the last forthnight. A class X girl of a residential high school at Lingagada in Kandhamal district had delivered a baby in her hostel Jan 23. Police had arrested a man, Sukanta Pradhan, who allegedly got her pregnant.
Coronavirus in China: Coronavirus has caused widespread devastation in China. Despite the dire si
Sculptor Jaideep Apte was arrested on Wednesday night in connection with the collapse of Chhatrap
The Taliban government completed one year in Afghanistan. After the departure of the American arm
Auto Taxi Strike: If you have to go for some important work in NCR today Thursday and tomorrow Fr
Rainfall Alert: Strong winds, it will rain for two days, IMD told - how will the weather be
Weather Update Today, IMD rainfall alert: Even though Monsoon has bid farewell from across the co
The effect of the atmosphere of concern created around the world regarding the new variant of Cor
The Indian Navy is going to build a submarine museum in West Bengal. Its process has already star
New Delhi. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of Delhi, the capital of the country, said on Monday th
₹10,000 SIP to BMW: Find Out How Many Years It Could Take to Build the Required Corpus
Owning a luxury car like a BMW is a dream for many Indians, but the high price tag often makes it
Kanpur. Bikaru village is about 40 km from Kanpur district headquarters. Indiscriminate firing wa
