Boy’s kin protests, demands arrest of school authorities

GHAZIABAD: The family members of the Class 4 student of Dayawati Modi Public School, who died after his head hit a pole when he looked out of a school bus window, staged a protest outside the Modinagar police station on Delhi-meerut Road for close to two hours on Thursday demanding the immediate arrest of the school officials.

On Wednesday, police picked up several people for questioning but most of them were let go during the later half of the day. “We demanded immediate arrest of school authorities but the police let them go...no action was taken against them. After discussions with the police, we have decided to wait for four days and then decide the next course of action,” said Priti Sharma, the boy’s aunt.

Police registered an FIR for murder and criminal conspiracy against those named in the complaint, including principal of the school N P Singh and the driver and conductor of the school bus, lodged by the boy’s family.

“We have arrested the driver and the conductor and we are taking legal opinion about the IPC section that will be levied on them before we produce them in court. We are in the process of collecting evidence in the case. The school officials were let go but will be summoned for interrogation as and when required ...,suitable action will be taken against them,” said superintendent of police (rural) Iraj Raja.

“The autopsy report of the boy indicated that he died due to ante-mortem injuries (those sustained before death),” said the SP.

School officials could not be reached for comments despite repeated calls on the landline number. The school principal also did not take calls seeking a response over the issue.