Noida: A 14-year-old girl was found hanging at a boarding school in UP’s Noida, with her family alleging she was raped, killed and the body cremated without their consent by the institute management, police said on Monday.
The incident allegedly took place on July 3 at the school in Sector 115 here and came to light on Sunday after an uproar on social media, demanding justice for the girl's family, police said.
No case has been registered as there has been no formal complaint yet at the local Sector 49 police station, even as senior officials assured investigation into the incident if the family approached them with any evidence of foul play.
However, the family, based in Mahendragarh district of Haryana, has written to their Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, seeking legal action against senior officials of the Noida school.
The Class 10 student’s mother has urged people to support them to get “justice”, citing the weak financial condition of the family.
“Police got to know about the case from social media. The family has alleged that the girl was murdered and raped. The matter was taken up immediately. Police contacted the school management and gathered information from the spot,” Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Ranvijay Singh said.
“It came to light that the girl killed herself on July 3 and left behind a suicide note. She clearly wrote in it that nobody, including the school, is responsible for her suicide. She also wrote about her family and some problems they faced,” Singh said.
He added that police have reached out to the girl’s kin and shared the information with them. If they still have any grievance, they can approach police, he said.
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“If there is any evidence of foul play, the family can give it to the police. The matter will be probed and strict action will be taken against the guilty,” the additional DCP said.