Today, while the police investigations on Eshika Raghav Shah’s alleged suicide continued within closed doors inside the Ahlcon Public School in Mayur Vihar Phase 1, a major commotion happened outside the three school gates. A crowd of angry people had gathered outside the school premises along with media demanding answers on the allegations of sexual harassment.
After a scuffle between reporters and security guards at the main gate, Dharmendra Goel, principal of Ahlcon Public School finally appeared around 11:30 am to answer media queries. Goel dismissed all allegations that have been made against the school and the teachers by the girl’s family. He said, “It’s an unfortunate incident. Let me make it clear that she had not failed, a re-test was scheduled. We will cooperate with the police for investigation.”
When asked about the sexual harassment case that has been registered by the Shah family against a teacher, he said, “I will not comment on it until I receive the copy of the FIR.”
Meanwhile, City Spidey spoke to a couple of students from the school who had gathered outside. Requesting anonymity, a class 9 student said, “I don’t exactly know what happened with Eshika as she was in a different section. But I can say that Rajesh sir (one of the two teachers who have been accused of sexual harassment) behaves very badly in the class room. He often humiliates students and tells them to go to open school. He often says- Tu pass hoke dikha. Dekhta hun tu kaise pass hota hai.”
Another student said that while the former principal, R K Sharma was a very nice and approachable person the current principal is not very congenial.”
While the reporters were waiting for the Noida police team to come out, two girls and two boys came out from the main gate, introducing themselves as ex-students of Ahlcon Public School. They started arguing with the reporters saying that false information was being reported on the case. One of the girls, who introduced herself as Ruchita said, “I passed out from this school two years ago. I know how good Rajesh sir and the other teachers are. The charge of sexual harassment against him is false.” The press reporters tried to pacify the angry ex-students by saying that the news reports had been carried basis the case of sexual harassment registered by the Shah family.
