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Physical and Mental Torture and assult of Anushka Kirankumar Patole (Code: MH/05-01-2026, Date: 04-Jan-2025 )
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Case primary details
| Case posted by | NDMJ - Maharastra |
| Case code | MH/05-01-2026 |
| Case year | 04-Jan-2025 |
| Type of atrocity | SC/ST (POA) Act |
| Whether the case is being followed in the court or not? | No |
Fact Finding
Fact finding date
| Fact finding date | Not recorded |
Case Incident
Case Incident details
| Case incident date | 04-Jan-2025 |
| Place | Village: Not recorded Taluka:Not recorded District: LATUR(DP) State: Maharashtra |
| Police station | LATUR TRAFFIC |
| Complaint date | 05-Jan-2025 |
| FIR date | 05-Jan-2025 |
Case brief
Case summary
The complainant, residing in Latur with his wife Kirti, son Atharva (9), and deceased daughter Anushka Kirankumar Patole (12), reports that Anushka was a student of Class 6 at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Chincholirao Wadi, Latur, residing in the girls' hostel since July 2025. On 04/01/2026, around 9:15-10:00 am, the complainant was informed by a staff member that his daughter had been taken to the government hospital, Latur, where she was found dead in the post-mortem room, having committed suicide.
Inquiry revealed that on 03/01/2026, the hostel superintendent Pallavi Kanse allegedly physically and mentally harassed Anushka for allegedly drawing love symbols of boys and girls on the bathroom wall and accused her of being "Manga." Another staff member, Lata Gaikwad, reportedly also harassed Anushka regularly
The complainant alleges that the harassment and torture by Pallavi Kanse and Lata Gaikwad directly led to Anushka's suicide and seeks legal action against them.