Valparai (Tamil Nadu), Nov 20 (PTI) A Class IX student of a government school here, who allegedly attempted suicide a month ago, died at Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, police said.

The 14-year-old girl was admitted to Valparai Government Hospital with severe burn injuries on October 10.

As her condition worsened, she was transferred to hospitals in Pollachi and later to Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday night. Show Full Article

Initially, the family had reportedly refused to file a case, stating that the incident was an accident. “We were told that her clothes caught fire accidentally,” police said.

However, after her death, the family claimed she died by suicide, allegedly due to persistent harassment by school teachers, the po

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