India, Oct. 24 -- A regular Saturday morning in Krishna Nagar, East Delhi, changed suddenly when an 18-year-old Class 12 student was found badly burnt behind her school's guard room. Police and fire officials arrived quickly after a PCR call about a fire, but they could not save the young woman. The burns on her face showed the severity of the incident.

Taking a note, Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood ordered an inquiry into the death of a 17-year-old student and said necessary action would be taken based on the findings.

The incident happened just before noon. At 11:58 am, the fire control room got a call saying a student had reportedly set herself on fire inside the school. Fire officer Anoop Singh confirmed the call time and said ...