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6-year-old dies in Delhi school: Police issues notice to Ryan International principal, asks teachers to join probe

The incident had triggered demands for cancellation of its licence even as Delhi government ordered a magisterial probe into the case.

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After a six- year-old student in South Delhi from Ryan International School was found dead in a water tank under the school's amphitheatre yesterday, the Delhi police on Sunday have said that they are analysing the CCTV footage of the school lobby and the playground.  The Delhi police have also issued notice to the principal of the school and have asked the deceased child's school teachers to join probe.

The incident had triggered demands for cancellation of its licence even as Delhi government ordered a magisterial probe into the case.

An FIR was registered at the Vasant Kunj North Police Station  under Section 304 (A) of IPC against unknown persons for causing death due to negligence yesterday. "Investigation of the matter is underway and whatever legal action needs to be taken, will be taken," DCP (South) Prem Nath said. The boy's body had been sent for  postmortem examination at AIIMS, police added.

The boy was identified as Divyansh Kakrora, a class I student at Ryan International School in Vasant Kunj, police said. He was last seen before the seventh period, which was around 12.20 pm. The authorities then started looking for him and after sometime he was found floating inside the pit which is used as a water storage tank. It is under the ampitheatre in the school's playground. The school authorities then took him to a hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. It was around 2.40 pm that the hospital authorities informed the police about the matter, police said.

Delhi Government has ordered a magisterial probe into the incident. "We have ordered District Magistrate of New Delhi to probe the case. I need a report to take action. The probe will find facts and fix responsibility for the child's death," Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who holds the Education portfolio, said.

His parents are both paramedic staff at AIIMS, police said, adding the family lives in Sultanpur locality in south Delhi's Mehrauli area. The boy's father termed it a conspiracy and alleged that someone from the school authority was behind the incident. Several police teams were rushed to the spot after the incident came to light. The school authorities were questioned and a case of negligence is likely to be registered in connection with the incident, a senior official said adding how he fell into the pit is still to be ascertained.

With agency inputs.

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