PANCHKULA: The principal of a government school in Panchkula, where a six-year-old kindergarten student was allegedly brutally assaulted by an eight-year-old boy inside a classroom, has been placed under suspension with immediate effect.Neelu, principal of Shaheed Major Anuj Rajput Government Model Sanskriti Senior Secondary School in Sector 20, was suspended following the incident, which was captured on CCTV and triggered an investigation into alleged negligence by the school authorities.The assault took place on October 28 in an empty classroom. According to the earlier report, the eight-year-old allegedly lured the girl there on the pretext that her father was waiting for her before attacking her.The CCTV footage showed the boy assaulting the girl and continuing to attack her even after she fell unconscious.The incident came to light after the girl’s family went looking for her when she could not be found at the usual pick-up point.She was later found injured inside a classroom and taken to hospital. She was subsequently admitted to PGI, Chandigarh, where she was reported to be stable and out of danger.Police registered an FIR against the school principal and the girl’s class teacher over alleged negligence. The investigation is examining the circumstances in which the assault took place and the school’s supervision arrangements at the time.(With agency inputs)
