10 Girls’ Braids Cut While They Slept at KGBV in Bheemili

A disturbing incident has been reported at a Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) hostel in Bheemili, Visakhapatnam, where the braids of 10 Class 9 girls were allegedly cut while they were asleep. According to reports, the incident took place during the night of September 16. Six girls sleeping in one room and four girls in another were reportedly affected. The students noticed the incident after waking up and informed the school principal. The circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear, and reports said the incident was not captured on the available CCTV footage.

The incident has prompted an investigation by the police and education and child-welfare authorities. Officials are looking into how an unidentified person or persons could have entered the students’ residential area during the night and whether there were any security or supervision lapses. Bheemili MLA Ganta Srinivasa Rao also visited the KGBV and sought details from the school authorities. Police and the child rights committee are examining the circumstances, while further inquiry is expected to establish what exactly happened and who was responsible.