Overview
- The girl's father has filed a complaint alleging mental harassment and abetment to suicide and has sought an FIR under BNS Section 108.
- He named the principal, class teacher Poonam Dubey, another teacher identified as Taapas, and the school management in his complaint.
- Police said the school has submitted CCTV footage, which is being examined along with statements from family members, staff, and witnesses.
- Staff seized the student's phone during a Dec. 22 pre-board exam for suspected use of AI tools and called her parents to the school.
- The principal denies harassment and says the student was briefly reprimanded under CBSE protocol, including a warning that cheating can bring a five-year ban, while police say the 16-year-old died by suicide early Dec. 23.