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A class 12 student in Rajasthan has alleged that her school did not let her appear for board examinations as she had been gang-raped last year. The student, in her complaint, alleged that the school officials told her that the “atmosphere would be spoiled” if she appeared for the exam.
The private school in Ajmer though claims they did not give an admit card to the student as she had not attended classes for 4 months.
The matter came to light when the student approached a teacher at another school, who advised her to call the child helpline number. Ajmer’s Child Welfare Commission (CWC) has filed a case and will take necessary action after the investigation.
CWC chairperson Anjali Sharma said she had spoken to the student about the entire incident. She said that while the investigation is on, their priority is to ensure that the girl can take the exams she missed in March.
The student was raped by her uncle and two other men in October last year. She told Anjali Sharma that the school had then suggested that she study from home as her coming to school could “spoil the atmosphere”. She agreed and had been preparing for her board exams at home.
When she went to collect her admit card, she was told that she was no longer a student of the school. She then realised that the school had barred her from entering immediately after her rape as the parents of other students objected to her presence.
“When I spoke to the girl, she told me that she was dejected as she is a bright student. She had scored 79% in her class 10 board exams,” Anjali Sharma told NDTV.
“The girl could have done well if she had appeared for her 12th boards, but she may lose a year due to the school’s negligence,” she added.
Livia Voigt, a 19-year-old Brazilian student, has claimed the title of the world’s youngest billionaire, according to the 2024 Forbes Billionaires List. This year’s list is dominated by the youth, with the 25 youngest billionaires all aged 33 or younger, who have $110 billion collectively.
– Livia Voigt, the world’s youngest billionaire, has surpassed Clement Del Vecchio, heir to EssilorLuxottica, who is only two months older than her.
– Livia Voigt’s wealth comes from being one of the largest individual shareholders of WEG, the largest manufacturer of electrical motors in Latin America. The company was co-founded by her grandfather Werner Ricardo Voigt, alongside late billionaires Eggon Joao da Silva and Geraldo Werninghaus.
– Ms Voigt is currently attending university in Brazil and does not hold a seat on the board or executive position at WEG yet.
– Livia Voigt has a net worth of $1.1 billion. She, alongside her older sister Dora Voigt de Assis, is among the seven new faces in the youngest billionaire list 2024. Dora, 26, earned her architecture degree in 2020.
– Livia Voigt is part of the WEG legacy, which is a multinational corporation with factories in over 10 countries. In 2022, WEG recorded revenues of approximately $6 billion.
Several young heirs have recently joined the billionaire ranks. Ireland’s Mistry brothers, aged 25 and 27, inherited sizable fortunes from Tata Sons, a Mumbai-based conglomerate, after their father’s death in 2022. They each hold an estimated net worth of $4.9 billion.