Published Jul 22, 2022 | 1:15 PM ⚊ Updated Jul 22, 2022 | 1:15 PM
Sakthi International School was running hostel without license, says TNSCPCR. (Supplied)
The Sakthi International School, which was vandalised on 17 July by hundreds of people seeking justice for a class 12 girl found dead in mysterious circumstances, was operating the girl’s hostel within the campus without a license, according to the Tamil Nadu State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (TNSCPCR).
The girl had died by suicide by jumping from the third floor of the hostel, according to school authorities.
“In our investigation, we found that the school administration was running the hostel within its premises without a licence,” TNSCPCR Chairperson Saraswathy Rangasamy told reporters.
The chairperson also added that the hostel did not have a lady warden, which is mandatory for all girl or women’s hostels.
An investigation team was formed by the TNSCPCR after receiving a complaint after the 17 July vandalisation. The team comprised of Rangasamy and TNSCPCR members Durai Raj, Saranya Jayakumar, and Murali.
“The team came to the conclusion that the international school was running the hostel without obtaining proper licences after scrutinising all documents available at the district collector’s office and other concerned government offices,” a member of the team told reporters.
The TNSCPCR enquiry team further added that the hostel accommodated around 83 boys and 23 girls.
Kallakuruichi District Collector Sravan Kumar Jadavath said, “The school authorities were reluctant to get the licence.”
