The tribe is among the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) in Odisha.
District Education Officer (DEO) Prasant Kumar Mohapatra said the girl, identified as Sukri Dhadenga Majhi, a class VIII student of the school and a resident of Bandhaguda area in Bonda Ghati, stayed in the state run hostel.
Malkangiri District Collector K Sudarshan Chakraborty has directed the district welfare officer to rush to the school and look into the circumstances.
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