Grade I pupil stabbed by senior girl in UP

Boy told police a ‘didi’ took him to bathroom, thrashed him, and stabbed him with a knife

AGrade I pupil of a local school was in critical condition after he was stabbed by an unidentified girl student, police said yesterday.

Hrithik was found bleeding profusely and unconscious at Brightland school in Triveni Nagar on Tuesday.

School Principal Reena Manas said the crime occurred after the morning assembly and that the boy was admitted to the Trauma Centre at King George’s Medical University.

The boy told police that a ‘didi’ sporting a boy-cut hair style first took him to the bathroom, thrashed him, and then stabbed him with a knife. He told his parents and police that he could identify the girl.

Officials said the bathroom on the second floor was sealed yesterday and police were looking for the accused.

No CCTV footage

A teacher said that though all closed-circuit televisions in the school were functional, there was no CCTV near the bathroom and hence it was becoming difficult to zero in on the accused girl.

Police are now waiting for Hrithik’s condition to improve, whereafter they will try to identify the culprit. Parents whose children study in Delhi government schools will have real-time access to CCTV footage of classrooms to ensure transparency and safety of children, it was announced yesterday.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reviewed the progress of installation of closed-circuit televisions in each class in all government schools, a statement said.

“Each parent will be given access on real-time basis on his phone as to see his/her child studying in class. This will make the whole system transparent and accountable. It will ensure the safety of kids,” Kejriwal tweeted.

The process of installation of CCTVs in schools is expected to start within three months.

Once the project is implemented, the education minister, education department’s secretary and director will have the rights to view any classroom of any government school through a mobile application at any point of time.

There would be an auto complaint system to check non-functioning of these CCTVs.

The auto system would itself lodge a complaint which will then go to the system integrator who would then ensure correct functioning of the CCTV concerned.