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Student Shaurya Patil dies by suicide in Delhi convent school after teacher harassment

  • Four teachers suspended by the school

  • Local organisations stage protests outside the school

  • Police yet to register an FIR

New Delhi – Shaurya Patil, a Class 10 student at St Columba’s Convent School in Delhi, died by suicide by jumping from a metro station, reportedly due to persistent harassment by teachers. Before taking the extreme step, he left a note addressed to his parents, which was recovered by the Police. In it, he held a few teachers responsible for driving him to this decision. The school has suspended four teachers, while the Police have not yet registered a case. Various organisations and parents protested outside the school, demanding strict action against the teachers. The school has not issued any statement so far.

Harassment continued for a year

Shaurya’s father, Pradeep Patil, said that his son had been under severe mental stress for nearly a year due to repeated scolding, humiliating behaviour and complaints by teachers. A few days ago, he slipped during a dance practice on stage, after which a teacher reportedly remarked sarcastically, “Cry as much as you want; it doesn’t make any difference to me.” Shaurya was deeply hurt by this. When the family informed the school, the administration threatened to expel him instead of taking corrective action.

His final wish expressed in the note !

In his note, Shaurya wrote, “The teachers at school forced me to take this step. My last wish is that action be taken against them so that no other student is pushed to do the same.” He also expressed his wish for organ donation.

Harassed because he was Hindu, claim protesters

During a report aired by ‘India TV’ from the protest site, one protester alleged that the student was Marathi and that after he mentioned Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at school, the harassment by the Christian-run institution began. He claimed that Christian schools often target Hindu students and that this incident was one such example.

Editorial Perspective

Only strict laws by the Union Government and State Governments can now rein in such convent schools, so that no other Hindu student suffers in this manner !

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