India, Sept. 24 -- Nearly three weeks after the suspicious death of a 10-year-old girl at a Noida school, police on Tuesday registered a case against the school administration for cruelty to juveniles and failing to provide aid to a helpless person, officials said.

The Class 6 student collapsed on September 4 during a Teacher's Day programme at a private school in Sector 31 and was declared brought dead at a nearby hospital. An autopsy could not determine the cause of death, prompting doctors to preserve viscera samples for chemical analysis.

"Acting on the family's complaint, a case has been registered against the school administration under Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act (punishment for cruelty to a child) and Section 357 (bre...