Archive · 22 Sep 2026
J&K Teacher Terminated After Minor Dies Following Abortion Bid
A school headmaster in Kishtwar was accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl.
The girl became pregnant and later died after an abortion attempt failed.
The headmaster was already suspended and held in judicial custody.
The government has now dismissed him from his job.
He cannot work for the J&K government again.
A hospital sanitation worker was also dismissed earlier.
Police said the worker helped arrange an ultrasound and provided abortion medicine.
The case remains connected to alleged wrongdoing involving the girl’s death.
A government school headmaster in Kishtwar was terminated after allegedly sexually assaulting a minor tribal girl.
The girl became pregnant and later died following a failed abortion attempt, according to officials.
The teacher had been suspended and was in judicial custody for about one month.
His dismissal bars him from future employment in any department of the J&K government.
A sanitation worker at Kishtwar district hospital was previously dismissed in connection with the case.
- Who
- A government school headmaster, a minor tribal girl, and a Kishtwar district hospital sanitation worker were involved in the case.
- What
- The headmaster was dismissed after allegedly sexually assaulting the girl, who became pregnant and died following a failed abortion attempt.
- When
- The teacher had been in judicial custody for about one month; the girl’s death occurred about a month before the reported dismissal.
- Where
- Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Why
- The headmaster was terminated over his alleged involvement in the sexual assault and events leading to the girl’s death.
- Location
- Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir
- Accused employee
- Government school headmaster
- Victim
- Minor tribal girl
- Reported outcome
- The girl died after a failed abortion attempt
- Custody status
- The teacher was in judicial custody for about one month
- Employment consequence
- He was dismissed and disqualified from future J&K government employment
- Earlier dismissal
- A Kishtwar district hospital sanitation worker was previously terminated