In a development in the suicide attempt case of a Hi-Tech Medical College Hospital BSc 3rd year nursing student, the Mancheswar police on Tuesday detained an employee of the college.
The detainee was identified as laxman Bal, a canteen boy of the college.
A team of police officials arrested Bal from the institution after getting adequate evidence of his involvement in abetting the suicide attempt of the girl, sources said.
As per a complaint filed by the victim’s uncle, Bal had attempted to rape the girl a few days ago which she had brought to notice of college Principal Asisbala Mohapatra. But instead of taking any action against Bal, the Principal allegedly held the girl responsible for the matter and termed her as a mentally unstable.
However, the college authorities held a meeting with the parents of the girl, during which they took an undertaking making her responsible for all future disturbances.
The girl tried to kill herself minutes after submitting the undertaking by jumping off the third floor of her hostel building.
She was rushed to the High-Tech Hospital, where her condition remains to be critical.