New Delhi: 6-year-old found dead in Ryan International School; Dy CM Sisodia orders probe

A six-year-old student of a prominent school in south Delhi was found dead in a pit under the school's amphitheatre on Saturday afternoon.

The boy, a class 1 student at Ryan International school in Vasant Kunj, was found unconscious. The school authorities took him to a hospital where he was declared brought dead.

It was the hospital which informed the police, following which several police teams and government department officers rushed to the spot, said a police official.

"I kept asking the school staff what happened to my son, but no one bothered to answer. The Principal even asked me to keep quiet. I think this is a conspiracy by the school staff," the father of the student said. 

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia orders District Magistrate to probe the death case. He also ordered to ascertain exact role of school management. 

"We found that the boy had gone missing around seventh period from his class. His body was found from a water septic tank from the school. We were informed by the hospital around 2.40 pm that body of the boy was brought from school," Prem Nath, DCP South said.

"Several police teams are at the spot. Investigation is underway," he said adding that a case of negligence is likely to be registered in this connection. 

(With Agency Inputs)