Class 10 girl delivers baby in Odisha school hostel, headmaster suspended

A day after a class 10 student gave birth to a premature baby in the hostel of a state-run residential school in Odisha's Malkangiri district, the authorities on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) suspended the headmaster of the institute, officials said.

Following an inquiry, the district administration of Malkangiri also disengaged hostel matron Suchitra Charchi with immediate effect and put an auxiliary nurse and midwife under suspension.

The student delivered a baby girl on Monday after returning to the hostel after appearing in the board examination, officials said.