India, June 21 -- A former student of the now-defunct Family Foundation School in New York has alleged severe abuse during his time at the private boarding school, including being forced to dig his own grave, eat vomit and attend "sexualised group sessions" with teachers.

The claims have been laid out in court documents filed by the survivor, who attended the boarding school between 2000 and 2003. The private institution, which reportedly charged families up to $80,000 (around Rs.75.50 lakh) annually, operated in Hancock, a small village in upstate New York, before shutting down in 2014, a report in the New York Post said.

The survivor has filed a $10 million civil lawsuit naming the Argiros family, who ran the boarding school, along wi...