Class 2 girl student locked in class room overnight, head master suspended

Villagers in Odisha's Keonjhar district on Friday rescued an eight-year-old girl student whose head got stuck in a window grill of a government school where she was left locked overnight, police said.

The incident took place at the Government Upper Primary School at Anjar under Banspal block in Keonjhar district. The Class 2 student, identified as Jyotsna Dehuri (8) was left locked inside the classroom at school while she was sleeping on one of the benches, said Sanjita Das, one of the teachers.

The family members said that their daughter did not return home from school on Thursday and they searched for her all night. However, they, along with some villagers went to the school early in the morning and found that the girl's head had got stuck on the window grill and she was screaming for help.

"The villagers bent the iron grill and rescued the girl. She was immediately rushed to the local hospital. Her condition was stable after treatment," said Sita Patra, the cook of the school.