Class 10 student suicide: Police record statements of five classmates, ask St Columba’s to preserve CCTV footage of past week

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Metro) Kushal Pal Singh told The Indian Express that the investigation is being conducted in a highly professional manner, with full attention to all legal requirements related to the case.

The statements of three of his classmates were recorded on Thursday and two others on Friday. Of these five students, three are said to have witnessed the incident that allegedly drove the boy to take the extreme step.

A senior police officer said that the probe is being conducted with the welfare of the students and teachers in mind. During the process of recording the statements of his classmates, their parents were present.

The processing of recording statements from his classmates and school staff members is still underway.

“Questions such as whether there had been any previous incidents, the behaviour of the accused teachers toward the boy and vice versa, their behaviour toward other students, and what exactly happened on that day were asked of the students,” the officer said.

The boy’s father in the FIR alleged that four teachers, including the school’s principal, had mentally harassed the boy, causing him to take the drastic step.  “(My son’s) classmates told me that in the last four days, (a teacher) had threatened my son that she’ll call his parents and get his TC (transfer certificate) done. (Another teacher) has also pushed my son,” the father claimed.

According to the FIR, the student fell down during his dramatics class and was mocked for it by his teacher. “(The teacher) told him that he was overacting and doing drama…after that she said no matter how much he cried, it didn’t make a difference to her,” the complaint alleged.

An officer said that they will soon call the accused teachers for questioning as well but before that they are collecting the facts.

Curated For You

Red Fort blast case: Al Falah founder acquired land in South Delhi by forging documents in names of 5 deceased ex-owners, probe reveals

GDP: New labour codes and opportunity for India’s weakest states

India Q2 GDP Growth Data 2025: India’s Q2 GDP growth beats expectations again, rises 8.2% on manufacturing, financial services uptick