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" ... Her art teacher Kanhaiya Naik. a married man in his mid-30s, is said to have allegedly raped the student at his flat on December 29, 2011. He had picked her up from her home telling the parents that he will give their daughter career guidance as she was a slow learner. Naik was arrested subsequently and sent to jail but was released on bail on July 10, 2012.
" ... A preliminary investigation has revealed that the girl was with her aged grandmother when she poured kerosene on her body and burnt herself. Her father, who works as a security guard, was on duty while her mother was out of station. Her two siblings were in the school. ‘Rupa’s post mortem contained no surprises. But a post mortem of how her neighbours, teachers behaved, reveals deep cuts on our moral fabric.
" ... It appears that Rupa with no help from anyone succumbed to the heavy burden she carried all alone. Her teachers in school seemed to have ostracised her. No one turned up at her funeral. Her neighbours saw her as a bad influence on their children and the NGO who filed the complaint failed her miserably with no support of any kind given to her. ... "
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" ... Her art teacher Kanhaiya Naik. a married man in his mid-30s, is said to have allegedly raped the student at his flat on December 29, 2011. He had picked her up from her home telling the parents that he will give their daughter career guidance as she was a slow learner. Naik was arrested subsequently and sent to jail but was released on bail on July 10, 2012.
" ... A preliminary investigation has revealed that the girl was with her aged grandmother when she poured kerosene on her body and burnt herself. Her father, who works as a security guard, was on duty while her mother was out of station. Her two siblings were in the school. ‘Rupa’s post mortem contained no surprises. But a post mortem of how her neighbours, teachers behaved, reveals deep cuts on our moral fabric.
" ... It appears that Rupa with no help from anyone succumbed to the heavy burden she carried all alone. Her teachers in school seemed to have ostracised her. No one turned up at her funeral. Her neighbours saw her as a bad influence on their children and the NGO who filed the complaint failed her miserably with no support of any kind given to her. ... "
Click here to read article by Shanti Fonseca
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