Class 9 Student Ends Life After Being Humiliated, Principal Held

Hyderabad: Khaja Zainulabedin, principal of Ifham Talent School in Hafeezbaba Nagar, was arrested after the death of a school student Mirza Salman Baig, on being humiliated by the school management for not paying fees.

"The principal humiliated my brother by pulling his pants down and beating him. He was being threatened by the management for three or four days to clear dues before he took the extreme step," said Basheer, Salman's brother.

Salman (16) was a student of Class 9 and committed suicide on Wednesday by hanging himself from a stole of ceiling fan at his home. His parents said that after returning from school he went straight to his room and locked it. They said that they regularly paid the fees and due to demonetization they couldn't pay the fees at once.

"We have registered a case of abetment of suicide under section 306 of the IPC. We are investigating the matter. We have moved all documents to the court," said inspector N Shankar of the Kanchanbagh police station.

However, the management refutes the allegations saying that Salman ended his life due to personal reasons. It said that the boy had an affair.

"When we inquired with a few of his friends in the school, we found he was involved in a love affair. He might have committed suicide due to failure in his relationship," said Sakina, coordinator.