Hyderabad, March 4 -- Soon after a 10th standard student tried to die by suicide by jumping from a school building in Vikarabad over alleged harassment by a teacher, the Telangana BC Commission shot a letter to the district collector and the secretary of Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society to conduct a detailed inquiry and submit a report within ten days.

Expressing deep concern over the incident that forced the student to take the extreme step, Telangana BC Commission questioned the district collector over the recurring incidents where students are harassed by teachers, leading them to die by suicide. They emphasized the need for corrective measures and addressed the root causes of such incidents.

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