Parents, relatives and residents blocked the Amballur-Natrampalli High Road at Chikkanna Kuppam village near Vaniyambadi on Wednesday, demanding action against the headmistress of the Government High School in the village where two girl students drowned in an open pit, and the contractor involved in the project.
Following the incident, Ambalur police registered cases against four persons - the headmistress, panchayat secretary, VAO and the private contractor, under section 304a of IPC (Causing death by negligence).
The police said around 10 a.m. a large number of residents in the village blocked the stretch and seized a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) bus demanding action against the school authorities and K. Balaji, a private contractor. “We lost our children due to the carelessness of school authorities and the contractor who failed to cover the open pit with barricades. They should be punished,” said S. Gopal, a resident.
