A 12-year-old girl died in Delhi after her family alleged teacher mistreatment (AI-generated image used or representational purposes)
During preliminary verification, police learnt that on July 22, the girl had allegedly been scolded by her class teacher for not bringing a school book and was asked to stand at the back of the classroom, according to the family’s allegations. Police, however, said no complaint alleging beating or misconduct by the teacher was made during the nearly 40-day period between the alleged school incident and the girl’s death, or before her cremation.
Police said the girl had a history of epilepsy and the circumstances surrounding her death are being examined. Police are examining the allegations made by the family, the sequence of events following the alleged incident at school and the girl’s medical treatment.
NEW DELHI: A 12-year-old girl died under mysterious circumstances in east Delhi’s Pandav Nagar area, with her family alleging that she had been scolded and beaten by a teacher at a government school days before her condition deteriorated. The girl, a Class VII student, died on August 27 and was cremated by her family the same day.
He said, “The family has alleged that when the child had fallen ill, she was not rushed to the hospital. Instead, the parents were first called to the school. We have assured the family that an administrative investigation will be undertaken alongside police investigation.”