Overview
- Delhi Police said statements of five classmates have been recorded to corroborate events, and the school has been asked to preserve seven days of CCTV footage.
- An FIR filed by the boy’s father names the headmistress and three teachers, with abetment-to-suicide provisions under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita invoked.
- St Columba’s has suspended four staff members, including the headmistress for Classes IV–X, on a temporary basis pending the outcome of ongoing probes.
- The Directorate of Education formed a five-member committee led by Joint Director Harshit Jain to deliver a time-bound report, and officials are reviewing schools’ mental-health compliance.
- Parents and community members protested outside the school, demanding arrests and stronger accountability as the case fuels calls for better counselling and safeguards in schools.