Angry Protestors Trap School Teachers, After A Girl locked In Bathroom Dies

Kolkata: The death of an 11-year-old girl allegedly due to trauma after being locked in the bathroom by her seniors has sparked angry protests at a Kolkata school where agitated parents kept teachers from leaving the building for hours.

Several parents and other protesters barged into the Christ Church school during classes this morning and ransacked the premises, breaking windows, computers and furniture while the principal hid under a table in her room and over a dozen teachers locked themselves in a staff room.

The teachers had to be escorted to a different floor after the protesters wrenched open the windows of their hiding place and threw stones at them. Hundreds of students had left hours ago as a heavy contingent of police came in to control the crisis.

Oindrila Das, a Class 6 student in the school, died on Wednesday, eight days after her seniors allegedly locked her in the bathroom for not coughing up Rs. 100. They were allegedly helped by the school caretaker. Oindrilla was let out only when school got over.

She fell ill and refused to go to school after which she was admitted to a nursing home. There, she recounted to the doctors the bullying she had suffered in school. Oindrila's family says the doctors found nothing physically wrong and released her on Monday.

A doctor gave her an injection on Tuesday, and a day later, when she was taken to hospital, she was declared brought dead.

"She was traumatised in school. That why she fell ill. There is also medical negligence. The doctors didn't treat her properly," her mother Rekha Das alleged. Oindrila's parents have filed a police complaint against the school.

The school's principal Sharmila Sarkar, who spent the day shielded by policemen, was escorted to a balcony from where she apologised to the furious crowd.

"I apologise. We will take action against the girls who locked up Oindrilla," she told them, but the protesters insisted that she must resign.

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Vidhya receives another award

Actress Vidya Balan has received another award. This time she was awarded the Prabha Khaitan Puraskar 2012 from the Calcutta Chamber of Commerce.

Vidya was donned in an off-white sari with a rich blue-gold brocade border and a three-quarter velvet blouse, accessorized with just a pair of jhumkas. 

Vidya received the award from West Bengal Governor M.K.Narayanan who was with wife Padmini Narayanan in Kolkata on Wednesday. She addressed the governor saying that, "I feel proud to receive this award from you." To which the governor M.K. Narayanan said, "I am doubly privileged to present this award to Vidya Balan as I come from the same small town of Kerala where she was born."

The president of the chamber, Alka Bangur spoke about Vidya Balan's commitment to advancement of women's issues. The managing trustee of Prabha Khaitan Foundation, Sundeep Bhutoria presented Vidya with an embroidered shawl.

Vidya said that, "I feel extremely overwhelmed to receive this 'Prabha Khaitan Puraskar' specially after knowing a few names who has earlier received this award for excelling in their own field." She added, "I think women are taking the centre stage in various walks of life all over the country and cinema is just a reflection of that."

Vidya spoke in chaste Bengali, and said 'Ami Kolkatar meye'. She said that she felt "taller and a little proud" of herself after knowing the previous recipients of the award, include Shabana Azmi, Kapila Vatsayan, Medha Patkar and Shanu Lahiri.

She even said that she wanted to work in Bengali movies but hasn't received any offer till not. She said that, "Satyajit Ray is my favourite Bengali director. I am also fond of Rituparno's (Rituparno Ghosh) work."

'Prabha Khaitan Puraskar' is awarded to women for their outstanding achievements and commitments in various fields. Prabha Khaitan, a former president of the chamber started this award in 1992 with an aim to empower women. Earlier in 1996, actor Shabana Azmi received this award. Bengali author Nabaneeta Dev Sen were among the panel of the judges for selecting the recipient of the award.

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- Unknown Updated at: Saturday, June 02, 2012