Chennai: The Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea moved by the father of Kallakurichi Student who died under mysterious circumstances to conduct a third autopsy with one forensic expert of their choice.
However, the SC also said that the petitioner can move the plea in their concerned HC.
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A Class 12 student of a private school in Chinnasalem of Kallakurichi was found dead in mysterious circumstances. While the school alleged that the student died by suicide, the family alleged a foul play. A suicide note allegedly recovered from the girl's belongings said that she took the extreme decision since she was tortured by two teachers.
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The first autopsy report of the girl revealed that she died due to "hemorrhage and shock of multiple injuries". Another post-mortem was also perfomed on the girl's body on Tuesday based on the order of Madras HC. However, the parents still sought another autopsy with a medical expert of their choice.
Meanwhile, the CB-CID is investigating the case. TN police have also formed a Special Investigation Team (SI) to probe the way how a riot broke out in Kallakurichi.
The TN goverenment also transfered Kallakurichi Collector PN Sridhar and replaced him with Sravan Kumar Jatavath.