810. Boarding schools in the town of Dehradun, India

The police is now investigating all the boarding schools in the town of Dehradun, India after several incidents shocked the community. A 9-year-old boy was allegedly molested by an adult who should look after the boy due to the Covid-19 lockdown which prevented his parents from getting him.

The incident is one among several reported from Dehradun’s boarding schools in the last few years, including gang-rape of a class-10 girl by fellow students and the murder of a 7-year-old class-3 student by his seniors.

It seems that staying at boarding schools in this town cannot be fun as a child.

Sources:

• 9-yr-old boy stranded in boarding school alleges sexual abuse by Warden (Times of India)
• Dehradun boarding schools to be probed after sexual assault on a 9-year-old boy in hostel (Hindustan Times)
• Dehradun boarding school 2018 rape case: Main culprit jailed for 20 years, school director for 9 years (New India Express)
• School buries body of 12-year-old boy to hide brutal murder by senior students (Meaww)

766. Unnamed boarding school in Dehradun, India

A 12 year old boy was beaten to death by some of the fellow students because they believed he stole a packet of biscuits. The school administration tried to cover up the death by burying the boy on campus and not notifying the parents that their boy was death.

After the police intervened a 18 year boy disappeared.

It cannot be fun to be there as a student. If anyone knows the name of the school, please write it in the comments.

Sources:

• Boy, 12, beaten to death at boarding school ‘after stealing biscuits’ (The Mirror)
• School in Dehradun quietly buries 12-year-old killed by seniors (The Times of India)
• CBI probe sought in Uttarakhand minor’s murder (Business Standard)