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Rouvan Rawla: A suicide aided by his school?
Rouvan Rawla,Principal,Kolkata, La Mrtiniere School
Kolkata Principal: Not aware caning banned
Rouvan was a student of Kolkata's prestigious La Martiniere for Boys School. He was caned repeatedly by the school principal, Sunirmal Chakravarthi, on February 12.
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June 17, 2010 0:53
From the police to the National Commission of Protection for Child Rights (NCPCR), multiple investigations have looked into why Rouvan killed himself.
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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.
