Tension prevailed at the Indipur High School in Dengaborei village in the district as family members of a girl, who died after allegedly being reprimanded by a teacher, assaulted the school Headmaster and staffs on Saturday.
Sources said a teacher of the school had on Friday found the girl of having slit her wrist for which she was reprimanded. later in the evening, the girl was found hanging in her house under mysterious circumstances.
Blaming the school authorities for her death, the irate family members, along with villagers, went on a rampage and ransacked the school properties. They also beat up the Headmaster and other school staff. Indipur gram panchayat sarpanch Rajkishore Rout rushed to the spot and tried to pacify the mob. He informed local police officials, who rushed to the spot and are investigating into the incident, sources said.