New Delhi: St Columba’s School in Delhi suspended its headmaster and three teachers following the death of a Class 10 student, 16-year-old Shourya Patil, who died by suicide earlier this week. The action came two days after Shourya’s father filed an FIR accusing the teachers of persistent mental harassment.

3 Teachers, Headmaster Named In FIR

Shourya, who had been studying at the institution since Class 2, left behind a note in which he apologised to his mother and alleged mistreatment by teachers. In the FIR lodged on Wednesday, his father, Pradeep Patil, named headmaster Aparajita Pal (Classes 5–10) and teachers Julie Varghese, Manu Kalra and Yukti Aggarwal Mahajan, claiming they had repeatedly scolded and humiliated his son over minor issues.

In formal suspension letters issued to a

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