DHAKA, July 10, 2019 (BSS) – A Dhaka court today framed charges against
two teachers of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College in the case lodged over
instigating one of their students Aritri Adhikary to commit suicide.
Dhaka Third Additional Metropolitan Session Judge Robiul Alam framed
charges against Nazneen Ferdous and Zinat Akhtar.
Earlier on April 30, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sadbir Yasir Ahsan
Chowdhury accepted the charge sheet filed in the case.
The court also allowed the investigation officer’s plea to drop name
Aritri’s class teacher Hasna Hena’s name from the case as allegations brought
against her were not proved in the probe.
Police on March 28 filed the charge sheet against the then principal of
Viqarunnisa Noon School and College Nazneen Ferdous and morning shift in-
charge of the school’s Bailey Road branch Zinat Akhtar.
Investigation officer (IO) inspector Qazi Qamrul Islam of detective
branch (DB) of police submitted the charge sheet.
Aritri was found hanging from a ceiling fan of her residence in the
capital’s Shantinagar on December 3 in 2018, hours after she and her parents
were allegedly insulted by the teachers. She was rushed to Dhaka Medical
College Hospital (DMCH) where doctors declared her dead.
Aritri’s father Dilip Adhikary on December 4 filed the case with Paltan
Police Station against the three teachers.