Schoolgirls in Bihar object to lewd comments, thrashed

Jitendra K Shrivastava
Tribune News Service
Patna, October 7

More than two-dozen students of Kasturba Gandhi Balika School were beaten up by a group of villagers after they resisted boys passing lewd comments on them in Supaul district of Bihar.

These students were admitted to Triveniganj Referral Hospital. Doctors attending to them have said the girls were out of danger but they need further treatment. The fear still lurks on the minds of the girls who are still under treatment.

Taking note of the incident, Supaul district magistrate Baidyanath Yadav has ordered an inquiry into the incident. “An FIR should be lodged against people who attacked these girls. The accused would be indentified with the help of CCTV footage and action would be taken as per law,” the Supaul DM said.

A student informed the police that some boys passed lewd comments on them. They informed the warden and teachers who chided to them. Eventually, the boys fled the spot and claimed that they were beaten up by schoolgirls.

“Boys, with their guardians, entered the school premises and attacked girl students who were playing. When school staff objected, they too were thrashed. Later, more than two-dozen injured students were taken to Triveniganj Referral Hospital,” said a school teacher on the condition of anonymity.