Overview
- A 17-year-old student, identified as Amjot Kaur, consumed a poisonous substance and later died while receiving treatment after recording a hospital video blaming her school for severe mental harassment.
- The family says the dispute concerned about Rs 20,000 in unpaid fees and they have named Disciplined Disciple International School’s principal and a class teacher in their complaint.
- Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said an FIR for abetment to suicide has been registered and ordered the strictest action against anyone found responsible.
- Amritsar police say they have completed the post-mortem, taken statements from family members, and have launched raids to arrest the school staff the family has accused.
- The case rests on the victim’s hospital video and family testimony while investigators review school records and statements to determine whether the harassment allegations amount to criminal abetment.