Priyanka writes to Yogi, seeks probe in girl's death in hostel

New Delhi: Seeking an urgent inquiry into the alleged suicide of a Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) student, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has asked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for initiating enquiry into the matter as it's of utmost importance for the safety of girls in the state.

On September 16, the body of 17-year-old Anushka Pandey, a Class 11 student of JNV, Bhongaon, was found hanging from the ceiling of her hostel room.

A suicide note was found in the room in which the deceased had stated that she was taking the extreme step as her roommates had publicly humiliated and taunted her over the theft of some snacks, police had said.

However, Pandey's father had lodged an FIR against the school principal, Sushma Sagar, hostel warden, and two students alleging that his daughter was murdered, they had said.

Priyanka Gandhi, in her letter to Yogi Adityanath, said that the incident was heart wrenching and it assumes importance in the context of the security of girls studying in various institutions in the state.

"The body of Subhash Pandey's daughter was found in the hostel under mysterious circumstances. Injury marks were found on her body but post-mortem was not done. The deceased's family has said the girl was murdered," she said.

Priyanka Gandhi further said that the family of the deceased has raised several questions about the incident and asked for action to be taken by authorities.

Gandhi has also hit out at the BJP for the lower GDP growth rate and accused it of making false promises and ruining the country's economy.

India's economic growth slipped further to hit an over-six-year low of 4.5 per cent in the July-September quarter, according to official data released on Friday.

"Promise after promise...2 crore jobs every year, double the price of crops, good days, Make in India, making the economy USD 5 trillion... Will any promise be accounted for? Today GDP growth is 4.5 per cent which shows that all promises are false," she said in a tweet in Hindi.

"The BJP has ruined India, which is aspiring to grow, and its economy due to its failures," she said using a picture with a caption 'lowest GDP in 26 quarters'.