Three minors have been apprehended in connection with the mysterious death of a Class 9 student in northeast Delhi's Karawal Nagar, police said today.
A 16-year-old, class 9 student died under mysterious circumstances after he was allegedly found unconscious on his school's premises in northeast Delhi's Karawal Nagar earlier this week.
CCTV footage revealed that he had a fight with some students near the washroom. Three of the students with whom he had a fight have been apprehended, said a senior police officer, adding that they were minors.
Tusshar (16) was found unconscious by some students in the bathroom and was taken to a hospital. He was later referred to the GTB Hospital where he was declared brought dead, they said.
Though the school administration claimed that he was suffering loose motions, the boy's family alleged that he had a fight with some students and was thrashed, police said.
However, the police said that no injury marks were found on the boy's body.
On the basis of a complaint by the boy's family, a case has been registered. The medical board will conduct the post mortem tomorrow, they said.
Police are questioning his classmates and the students who had found him in an unconscious state in the bathroom.
Tusshar is a resident of Karawal Nagar.
The family also alleged that school authorities were trying to shield the students he had a fight with.
Local residents along with the boy's family members staged a protest at the Karawal Nagar Chowk and demanded a probe into the matter.
Karawal Nagar MLA Kapil Mishra said that he is monitoring the situation and is in touch with the police and hospital authorities.
According to the reports, one more accused student is still on the run.
Family members of the deceased alleged that he was thrashed by the students.
On the basis of a complaint by the boy's family, a case was registered.
A medical board will conduct post-mortem on the body later today.
PTI
