Child rights Commission conducts spot inquiry

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Aug 4

A team of the Manipur Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MCPCR) conducted a spot inquiry yesterday at Sainik School, Pangei, in connection with the unnatural death of a minor student who was found dead in a pond near the school campus.

A statement issued by the SK. Sharma, chairman MCPCR, stated that the spot inquiry was conducted with an objective to ascertain the facts behind the unnatural death of a minor student namely master Wangkhem Imocha Meitei, 16, son of W. Khogen Meitei, a student of sainik school Imphal, reading in class IX.

The team met the principal and staffs of sainik school Imphal and took the stock of the progress of inquiries and other actions taken up by the school authority so far, it said.

The team also repotedly went to Nongren village, Imphal East and met the parents and guardians of the deceased student and heard their statements.

The five official team of the MCPCR was led by its chairperson, S. Saratkumar Sharma, while three other members were S. Shyamcharan Singh, Keisam Pradipkumar and Ch. Nabachandra Singh.

In the light of such an unfortunate incident the MCPCR reiterated to all the authorities of both government and private run educational institutions, and persons who look after the students’ hostels and boarding to take all precautionary measures strictly to avoid such untoward incidents.

Further it is appealed to the respective authorities to provide all the school going students with age appropriate basic life skills including swimming, sports climbing, horse riding, self defense, adventure sports and first aid technique as a part of co-curricular activities.

31. Khogen was found dead in a pond situated near the school campus July 31. He death sparked controversy following the delay of the school authority to inform the death of the school boy to family.