Chandigarh,Apr 19: A girl student of St Xavier School here has alleged that the Principal abused her and then pushed her from the third floor of the school. The girl is undergoing treatment in a hospital for multiple fractures.
Jahnavi, the schoolgirl, was doing declamation practice with one of her colleagues inside a room, when the principal, Mervin West, came with two lady teachers and abused her for missing her classes, the girl alleged.
Jahnavi alleged that while returning to the class, the principal pushed her from the third floor, resulting in fractures.
The principal denied this saying that he was inside his room at the time of incident. The principal went on to say that he himself carried the girl in a car to the hospital, but the girl's family says otherwise.
Jahnavi's mother Sunila described the principal as "rude and cruel" and said that the family was not informed even after admitting the girl to the hospital.Police is yet to register a complaint.