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.
'India is very important to us,' says US Secretary of State Marco Rubio after meeting Jaishankar
A significant meeting took place between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Indian Foreign Min
Anupam Kher, who has made a place in the hearts of the audience with his acting for the last seve
Tension has increased once again in India and China, the main reason for which is the clash betwe
We'l take one game at a time: Ireland's Wilson
Brisbane, Feb 25 (IANS) Adjudged man-of-the-match for his 80-run knock against the United Arab
Nysa Devgan Bold Party Photos Viral: Nysa Devgan, daughter of Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgan and
Top US lawmakers have described China as a threat to America's existence in the Republican-majori
Due to the huge fall in the prices of crude oil in the international market in March, the expecta
More than liability, n-energy costs need to be addressed
The last few days have seen the revival of the dormant Indi
Just before the Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission is taking necessary action to conduc
Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has reached Srinagar. He is on a two-day visit to Jammu and
