La Martiniere school principal arrested

Seven months after 13-year-old student Rouvanjit Rawla ended his life, the principal and three teachers of the La Martiniere School were arrested here today on charges of abetment to suicide.
Principal Sunirmal Chakravarti and three teachers, Garnian, Partho Dutta and David Raun, were arrested this morning, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Damayanti Sen said.
The Class VIII student had killed himself on February 12, allegedly after being caned by the principal.
Following his death, Rounjavit's father had filed a complaint against the school principal and teachers for subjecting his son to corporal punishment.
National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), an autonomous body under the Central government, had conducted an inquiry in June that found the school and the teachers guilty and had recommended suspension of the accused.