HYDERABAD

School principal hangs herself after harassment by colleague

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A school principal, who was allegedly being sexually harassed by her colleague, committed suicide at her home on Tuesday. 

Srilatha, 36, was the principal (academic) at the Trident School at Langer Houz near Narsingi. Her husband Ravindra Kumar accused Sridhar, principal (administration) at the same school, of sexually harassing her. 

Srilatha and Ravindra Kumar have a 10-year-old son and lived at Parsigutta in Secunderabad. Though Ravindra Kumar had approached the police with a complaint against Sridhar, Srilatha never complained fearing that she would lose her job. 

On Monday, Srilatha returned from school and reached her mother's house at Puppalaguda, where she had been staying for the past few days. At around 1 am, Srilatha when into the bathroom and hung herself using her sari. Though her brother broke open the bathroom door and rushed her to the hospital, she was declared dead on arrival.

Sridhar has been arrested and investigations are on.

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