TN school student death: Curfew imposed in district after protests turn violent.
Additional police forces were called in to control the angry crowds who set vehicles and school furniture on fire, and pelted stones at policemen, too.
DISTRICT : Hundreds of youth and villagers gathered before a private residential school in other district on July 17 morning, demanding justice for the death of a Class XII girl student.
It turned into a with the protestors damaging vehicles belonging to the police and the school. Buses parked inside the institution's premises were set on fire. Stones on police personnel. Some of them set ablaze a police bus as well.
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Following the violent protests, district collector PN Sridhar has issued restraining orders under section 144 till July 31. Smoke coming from inside the school as furniture in the school on fire," according to an eyewitness.
As the rioters had blocked the entry of vehicles on the road leading to the school, even pelting stones at the approaching vehicles, the fire service personnel who were called couldn't reach the spot soon, the eyewitness added.
More than twenty police personnel sustained injuries in the riot. They were administered treatment on the spot. Some were taken to nearby hospitals as they needed further treatment, according to a police source.
Additional police forces were called in to control the riots. Rioters reportedly pelted stones on them, too.
DGP C Sylendra appealed to the people to maintain calm and warned against resorting to violence. Strict action would be taken against those indulging in violence, he told reporters in Chennai. Chief Minister MK Stalin expressed his regret regarding the situation on Twitter.
Assuring punishment for those involved in the girl's death, he also informed that he had ordered the Home Secretary and the DGP to go to the site of the riots. The public must maintain peace, by keeping trust on the Government's action", he urged.
On July 13 early morning, a 17-year-old girl who belongs was found dead on the premises of the school hostel. The student was staying at the hostel.
The girl, an inmate of a room on the ended her life by jumping to the ground from the top floor. A postmortem report reportedly indicated that she had sustained injuries before her death. Police registered a case and a probe is on.
The deceased student's family members and people from their village have continuously been involved in protests outside the school and the Government Hospital.
Her body has kept at the hospital after the completion of autopsy as her family members have been refusing to take the body in protest, wanting to see the arrest of the persons responsible for the girl's death. Their demands have the support of a political outfit and the youth wing of a Left party.
Meanwhile, on July 16 evening, after the release of her autopsy report, her family members staged a protest at Four Roads Junction, rejecting the report. The autopsy report of the Class 12 girl revealed signs of a hemorrhage, and shock due to multiple injuries sustained. While the final opinion on the pending chemical analysis report is pending, relatives deemed the report fake.
The demands of the girl's kin include a CB-CID probe and the arrest of those responsible for the girl's death.
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Police persons removed them from the site forcibly as they refused to end their protest despite SP S meeting them and assuring appropriate action against the perpetrators. Later, speaking to media persons, SP S said, "We are investigating all suspected angles. Every suspect will be brought under inquiry."
Regarding the blood stains found on the school walls, the SP said that those stains had been there even before the death of the girl. Nevertheless, samples of those stains were collected and have for testing.
CCTV footage recorded from the school premises, the SP said. An inquiry is also underway to confirm the credibility of a letter written by the girl, he added.
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