B Com girl's suicide bid: College principal defends his actions

September 8, 2011

Mangalore, September 8: The Sri Ramakrishna College Principal Naveen Shetty K, who is accused of harassing a 19 year old girl, who recently attempted to commit suicide, has defended his action of imposing fines on students for missing classes and calling parents of the students.

Addressing media persons here on Thursday, Mr Shetty denied the allegation made by students of the same college that he had harassed Sholka Shetty, a student of second year B Com. He said that there was nothing wrong in asking students to fetch their parents to the College to inform about their conduct.

He said that during the admission all the students agreed to obey the rules and regulation of the college. As per the norms of the college, a student cannot skip the class without prior permission. However, students of the second year B Com had violated this norm, by staging a mass bunk on September 29, a day ahead of Talents Day.

For this misconduct, the students were fined as per regulations. Later, Sloka Shetty and another student were found to have prompted their classmates to skip the classes and proceed for practicing the programme to be given on the Talents Day. “For this reason we had called their parents to the college,” he said.

The principal said he had personally phoned Shloka's mother, as she failed to fetch parents to the class. However, last Tuesday afternoon he was shocked to hear news that she had attempted to commit suicide by consuming phenyl stored at the toilet of the College, he said.

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Udupi: Student slips down while boarding moving train, rescued by woman constable

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September 20,2024

Udupi: A vigilant Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable, Aparna K T, demonstrated remarkable presence of mind when she rescued a student who slipped while trying to board a moving train at Udupi Railway Station on Friday morning.

The incident occurred as passenger train number 06602 arrived at the station around 7:30 AM. The student, traveling from Mangaluru to Gokarna, had briefly alighted to purchase snacks. However, as the train began moving, she hurried back towards the carriage with the snacks in hand. In her rush, she lost her footing, slipping dangerously between the platform and the moving train.

Woman constable Aparna K T was given a cash reward of Rs 5000.

Constable Aparna, who had been closely monitoring the passengers, immediately sprang into action. “I saw her running towards the train and alerted everyone by blowing my whistle. She slipped, and her legs were caught between the platform and the train. Without hesitation, I pulled her out with the help of others nearby,” she recalled.

Thanks to Aparna’s quick thinking and the swift response of the railway staff, the train was stopped in time. Railway personnel, including the guard and loco pilot, were immediately informed, and they acted promptly to halt the train using both flag signals and a walkie-talkie.

RPF Inspector Madhusoodhanan PV arrived at the scene shortly after to check on the passenger's condition. The shaken but uninjured student was given water and helped back onto the train to safely continue her journey.

In an added measure of care, the RPF post at Bhatkal was notified to follow up on the passenger’s well-being during her journey. The student, fortunately, reached her destination without further incident.

The heroic rescue was captured on CCTV and has since gone viral on social media, earning widespread praise. In recognition of her bravery, Regional Railway Manager (RRM) Karwar awarded Constable Aparna a cash reward of ₹5,000, commending her quick action that averted a potentially tragic accident.

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