Varanasi: Sidhari police in Azamgarh on Wednesday arrested the principal of an inter college in connection with the alleged suicide of a 14-year-old girl student.According to police, the accused, Akhilesh Yadav, allegedly insulted the girl over unpaid fees, after which she consumed a poisonous substance and died.Azamgarh SSP Anil Kumar said that, on the complaint lodged by the girl’s father, an FIR was registered under Section 107 (abetment of suicide of a child) of the BNS on Nov 8. The victim’s class teacher, Rinku Kumar, was arrested the same day.Preliminary investigation revealed that, apart from Kumar, the principal had also allegedly subjected the girl to repeated harassment, which apparently led her to take the extreme step.After completing the necessary legal formalities, police produced the accused before a court.
