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Rouvan Rawla: A suicide aided by his school?
Rouvan Rawla,Principal,Kolkata, La Mrtiniere School
Inquiry needed in Rouvan suicide case: Kapil Sibal
Just days after the Principal of Kolkata's La Martiniere School admitted to caning Rouvan Rowla, days before his suicide, the HRD Minister Kapil Sibal has spoken out against corporal punishment. Sibal says that the school needs to be held responsible and a closer inquiry needs to be held in the case.
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June 15, 2010 4:43
In an interview to NDTV in June, the principal of Rouvan's school said, the child had brought stink bombs to class. He admitted to caning Rouvan, but said that blaming him for the student's death was "stretching it".
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June 15, 2010 9:12
Rouvan's father, Ajay Rawla, has fought a long battle against the school which he believes is responsible for his child's suicide.
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July 17, 2010 2:08
In February 2010, Rouvanjit Rawla, a Class 8 student, was found hanging in his house in Kolkata. Four days earlier, he had been caned by his principal.
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June 16, 2010 2:28
A day after the principal admitted to caning Rouvan, the alumni of the school said he had defended himself in interviews, and that Rouvan's suicide suggested that he was disturbed by environments outside his school.
