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.
President greets nation on Ram Navami
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday greeted the nation on the eve o
Fawad Chaudhary, who was a minister in Imran Khan's government, says that this is a murderous att
Crediting the bowlers for the five-wicket win in the rain-affected 14-over match against Royal Ch
INLD supremo Om Prakash Chautala wanted to form a third front in national politics. Chautala, alo
On the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Iron Man of India
Corona bomb explodes in Gurugram, 9 cases surfaced
Covid19 infection does not appear to be decreasing. On the third day, 9 corona positive cases hav
The uproar during Durga idol immersion in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh has taken a big form. Arson and
Spanish President Pedro Sanchez arrived in Vadodara, Gujarat on Monday morning on a three-day vis
Re-Name monkeypox: Panic in New York due to monkeypox, WHO demands change of name
The fear of monkeypox is increasing in front of the world battling the corona epidemic. New York
Cricket commentator Sapru on World Cup: Arshdeep X factor, Hardik best at No. 5, India will win
On 23 October, India is going to play its first match of the T20 World Cup against Pakistan at th
