Last Updated: February 01, 2024, 23:52 IST
A 12-year-old boy died per week after he was overwhelmed up by seniors at a faculty. (File picture/PTI)
It was ascertained after reaching the hospital that the boy was admitted in the emergency ward by his father at 7 pm on January 20, police mentioned
Over per week after a 12-year-old boy died after he was allegedly overwhelmed up by his seniors at a faculty in north Delhi, a case of culpable murder has been registered in reference to the incident, police on Thursday mentioned. An info was acquired from the Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital on January 20 concerning the dying of a 12-year-old boy throughout therapy, they mentioned.
It was ascertained after reaching the hospital that the boy was admitted in the emergency ward by his father at 7 pm on January 20, police mentioned. The affected person died in the course of the course of therapy, Deputy Commissioner of Police (north) Manoj Kumar Meena mentioned. Inquest proceedings have been initiated and the statements of the daddy and different members of the family of the deceased have been recorded, he added.
Meena mentioned the kid’s father acknowledged that his son advised him after getting back from faculty on January 11 that he was overwhelmed up by the scholars of senior lessons and complained to have an harm in the left knee. The father took his son to the emergency of the Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital the place he was prescribed some medicines and referred to the orthopedic OPD for additional therapy, the DCP mentioned.
The OPD was closed once they had reached the hospital at 3.28 pm on January 11 and the affected person didn’t report back to the orthopedic OPD subsequently, he added.
The affected person was on January 15 taken to a non-public clinic in Rohini, the place another medicines have been prescribed, police mentioned. As the kid’s well being additional deteriorated, he was taken to the Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital on January 20 the place he died throughout therapy, the DCP mentioned.
The baby’s father has additionally alleged medical negligence, he added. Accordingly, a medical board was constituted to conduct the deceased’s autopsy, Meena mentioned. As per the post-mortem report, the dying has been triggered on account of septicemic shock in consequence of an harm to the left knee on account of blunt power trauma, he added.
The DCP additional mentioned {that a} case has been registered underneath Section 304 (punishment for culpable murder not amounting to homicide) of the IPC on the Sarai Rohilla police station on the assertion of the kid’s father and additional investigation is being carried out. Vinod Sharma, the sufferer’s grandfather, expressed grief over the incident and mentioned it was the ”duty of the college academics and the principal to take care of our baby”.
”My grandchild’s dream was to turn into a fighter pilot, however our desires at the moment are shattered. We acquired his physique on Tuesday night after the autopsy and we’re returning house after his cremation, the kid’s grandfather mentioned. ”We ship our youngsters to high school to turn into good human beings. It was the duty of the college academics and the principal to take care of our baby,” he added.
The baby’s father had earlier mentioned that his son was assaulted by his seniors in the college and acquired accidents on his leg. ”On January 11, when my son, a pupil of Class VI, returned house from the federal government faculty, he was limping and was in excessive ache. I requested him concerning the matter, however he didn’t utter something,” Sharma had advised PTI.