A Plus II boy student of a private college here committed suicide for allegedly being tortured by a teacher.
Rubinandan Pradhan, who hailed from Gambharimunda in Khordha, was studying at the Triveni Academy here. He had been rusticated by the college authorities over an issue.
When he returned to the college after completion of the rustication period, a teacher, Niranjan Das, allegedly humiliated him and asked him to go back.
Rubinandan returned to his village and consumed poison on Tuesday. He was rushed to a private hospital here, but doctors declared him dead.
“My son was rusticated by the college authorities on July 7. After the rustication period ended, he went back to the college.
But his teacher Niranjan humiliated him and thrashed him outside the college, for which he took the extreme step,” said the student’s father.
He further alleged, “After my son’s death, when I went to the Chandaka police station to lodge a complaint, the cops abused me.” But later the complaint was lodged at the police station following an order of the city DCP and an inquiry was initiated into the entire episode. The college authorities reportedly refused to comment on the matter.