girl falls from school roof in rohini, critical; case registered
NEW DELHI, Oct. 19 -- Police have registered a case after a 12-year-old Class 7 girl student sustained critical injuries after allegedly falling from the third-floor roof of a private school in Rohini's Prem Nagar, an officer said on Sunday.
Police said the incident occurred on October 10, when the student, accompanied by her mother, visited the school to clear pending fees and collect her examination results.
Police said they registered the case under Section 125(A) (act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) on October 16, following a formal complaint filed by the girl's mother.
In the FIR, seen by HT, the student's mother, a widow, alleged severe negligence by the school administration and accused staff of trying to cover up the incident. "I requested the school staff to check the CCTV footage. While one staff member agreed to help, the school principal dismissively told us that they did not have time to spare for such searches," she alleged.
HT reached out to the school administration for comments but did not receive a response by the time of going to press. Hemani Bhandari...
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