UP private schools shut after teachers of Azamgarh institute arrested in student's suicide case

Private schools in Uttar Pradesh were closed on Tuesday following a call by their association to protest against the arrest of a principal and a teacher in connection with the suicide of a student in Azamgarh district.

Shreya Tiwari, a Class 11 student of Children’s Girls College in Azamgarh’s Harbanspur, allegedly killed herself on July 31. Principal Sonam Mishra and class teacher Abhishek Rai were arrested in the matter on August 5 following a complaint by the girl’s family members.

Taking note of the incident, representatives from the private schools’ association met Principal Secretary (Home) Sanjay Prasad on Monday to demand an unbiased probe.