Jaipur: A Class 4 student who died by suicide at a leading Jaipur school had sought her class teacher’s help multiple times over prolonged bullying but received no support, a Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) inquiry has found.

The nine-year-old girl, Amaira Kumar Meena, had faced harassment for 18 months, including teasing, verbal abuse and remarks with “sexual connotations”, according to her parents. Despite repeated complaints from both the child and her family, the school allegedly failed to act.

Ignored pleas for help

The CBSE report reveals that on the day of the incident, Amaira approached her class teacher Puneeta Sharma five times and sought help for 45 minutes, but the teacher “dismissed the problem”.

“Instead of supporting her, Puneeta ma’am dismissed the problem.

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