day after girl jumps to death, F'bad school's admin booked
Gurugram, Sept. 3 -- A day after a 16-year-old Class 11 student allegedly jumped to her death from the third-floor terrace of a Faridabad school, the administration was booked on charges of abetment of suicide on Wednesday, police said.
An FIR was registered under section 108 (abetment of suicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Dabua police station on the complaint of the victim's father, who had earlier alleged that she took the step after being made to stand in the sun for four hours as punishment.
Navodaya Vidya Niketan Senior Secondary School Principal RK Sharma did not respond to calls from HT on Wednesday. He had on Tuesday denied all allegations against the school.
Yashpal Yadav, public relations officer of Faridabad police, said CCTV footage was being scanned. "The school has multiple CCTV cameras installed inside its premises. The footage is being scanned to ascertain if she was actually given punishment to stand in the sun, the allegation of the father initially," he said.
The victim's father accused the school owner and management of trying to "suppress" the matter. "An attempt is being made to portray her death as an accident or suicide... Action should be taken against school owner and management," he told HT.
Police said teachers, the principal and classmates will be questioned. An autopsy was conducted on Wednesday....
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