Student in Punjab Dies After Consuming Poison Due to Fee Pressure; School Management Faces Serious Charges
मुख्य बातें
- •A student in Amritsar, Punjab, consumed poison due to fee pressure and died.
- •The deceased student recorded a video in the hospital, accusing the school management of serious wrongdoing.
- •The school management repeatedly pressured the student over unpaid fees, causing her distress.
- •Punjab’s Education Minister, Harjot Bains, has taken action, registering a case for abetment to suicide and initiating an investigation.
- •Strict action will be taken against the school administration and any individuals found responsible.
A harrowing incident has come to light in Amritsar, Punjab, where a student consumed poison due to pressure over fees, leading to her death. The deceased has been identified as 17-year-old Amjot Kaur, a resident of the 88 Feet Road area in Amritsar. She was staying with her aunt, Sarbjit Kaur, while pursuing her studies. Amjot had an outstanding school fee of nearly ₹20,000, for which the school management was repeatedly pressuring her.
Sarbjit Kaur, Amjot’s aunt, has accused the management of D.D.I.S. School, Fatehgarh Churian Road—Principal Shabnam Sharma and Class Teacher Akansha Sharma—of constantly pressurizing Amjot over the pending fees. She claims that the mental stress from these repeated demands drove Amjot to consume poison. Before her death, Amjot recorded a video in the hospital, in which she levelled serious allegations against the school management. She stated that she was called to school on May 11, where she was subjected to severe mental harassment. She was also removed from her class group.
