Child panel orders action against school
Bhopal: District Education Officers should take strict action against concerning school for preventing students from coming to school without assigning any reason. This was directed by Child Rights Protection Commission Chairperson Usha Chaturvedi on Thursday. Chaturvedi was hearing cases at a Joint Bench of the commission where 22 cases were put up for hearing. The Joint Bench also comprised commission’s members RH lata, Vijaya Shukla and Vibhanshu Joshi. Chaturvedi directed officials of St Peters Higher Secondary School, Mandideep in Raisen district to appear before the commission in connection with fake mark-sheet case with records from year 2009 to 2012. In the case of allegation of demanding money by police station in-charge from deaf, dumb and destitute child Veeresh of Child Welfare Committee, Morena, the commission summoned superintendent of police to appear before it. On the complaint that school director of Sankalp organisation at Hastinapur (Murar) behaves objectionably with minor girl students, the commission directed Gwalior SP to instruct in-charge of concerning police station before the commission. Chaturvedi also expressed displeasure on failure to charge the accused under sections of new Prevention of Child Abuse Act. Besides, the Joint Bench also summoned District Education Officer and District Programme Officer Women and Child Development Neemuch to appear before the commission in connection with irregularities detected in government school and anganwadi centres during surprise inspection.
3 Students drown, 2 missing
Morena: Three students on Thursday drowned and two others went missing after they went to take a dip in Chambal River near a village here to celebrate their success in Board exams. The five boys, students of Class X and XII - the results of which were announced two days back - went to a temple in Asah village. They later decided to take a dip in Chambal River near the temple where they got trapped in deep water and drowned, police said. Morena Collector NBS Rajput reached the spot along with divers to search the boys. Three bodies have been fished out from the river so far, police said adding that the deceased were identified as Gaurav Tomar, Rahul Gurjar and Bhura Gurjar. Search is on to trace the other two students. The victims were in the age group of 14-17 years. Ambah's Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) M l Sisodia said three of the victims were from Bhaktapura village and two from Asah.