A first year college girl in her complaint filed in a police station of Sundargarh district has brought allegation that she was caned by her principal.
The police registered a case and started an investigation. The principal of the college, in her reaction, refuted the allegation.
Sources said Poonam Tirkey, a native of Kadobahal village, had passed her matriculation examination from Jhunmur High school, this year and had applied through online for her admission in college.
In her choice, she reportedly had given the name of Nirmal Munda College, Bhalulata as her first choice and Srama Shakti College, Biramitrapur as her second choice.
Since, on first allotment, she had received intimation to take admission in Srama Shakti College,
she had taken admission there. After attending about seven days class there, she received the intimation to take admission in her first choice Nirmal Munda college.
Since, Nirmal Munda College was nearer to her house, she decided to take admission there.
Accordingly, while taking admission, she submitted all her certificates in the Nirmal Munda College except the transfer certificate from Srama Shakti College. Since, that was mandatory for accepting her admission, she had approached the college principal Sarojinee Kerketa for accepting her admission with an undertaking to submit her transfer certificate within two days, which the principal reportedly had allowed.
Poonam in her complaint in Raiboga police station alleged that on September 13, Prinicipal Sarojinee Kerketa had called her to her room where she had caned her at least twelve / thirteen times over the transfer certificate issue.
She also alleged that the Principal termed her as a Maoist.
“We have registered a case under Sections 323, 342, 294 and 506 of the IPC and started an investigation into the matter,” said Raiboga police station IIC lN Pradhan.