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Rouvan Rawla: A suicide aided by his school?
Rouvan Rawla,Principal,Kolkata, La Mrtiniere School
Principal's apology insincere: Rouvan's father
The La Martiniere Principal says he didn't know caning was banned, and he's sorry. Rouvan's parents say sorry isn't good enough.
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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 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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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.
