Kolkata, Jun 16 (PTI) The Church of North India (CNI)'s Kolkata Diocese, which runs La Martinere School for Boys here, today claimed the caning of Rouvanjit Rawla by the Principal had no connection with the student's suicide.
"Taking into account all that has happened, we would request the media not to link the caning of Rouvanjit with his suicide," executive member of the CNI Synod and Diocesese of Kolkata Suman Biswas told PTI from Delhi.

Biswas said that after Rouvanjit was caned by Principal Sunirmal Chakravarthy on February 8, he went home as a normal child and even told his vice principal in a 'laughing spirit' that he could not be detained as the principal had already punished him for the offence.

Rouvajit did not come to school for three days after the caning and arrived on the fourth day with some stink bombs, Biswas said.