Army orders investigation into death of Class 10 boy of Delhi school
Chandigarh, February 24
The Army has ordered an investigation into the death of a student of the Army Public School (APS) at Shankar Vihar in New Delhi.
According to reports, a boy studying in Class 10 had died by suicide on February 19, following which the Delhi Police had registered a case.
“A Board of Officers under a Brigadier is investigating the instant case. All possible assistance is being provided by the management towards a fair and expeditious investigation,” a statement issued by Headquarters Western Command, Chandimandir on Saturday read.
The Indian Army and the school management is pained at the loss of a young life and stays firmly committed to comprehensively reviewing and further refining the processes as deemed necessary, the statement added.
Principals of APS’s are chosen through a transparent, deep selection process by a Board of Officers and the same is ratified at the highest level by a Board of Governors and the Army Welfare Education Society. The present Principal APS Shankar Vihar is no exception to the rule, the Army said.
APS, Shankar Vihar, is one of the premier Army Public Schools in the country which has created and maintained its reputation for academic and co-curricular excellence over the years, the Army said.
The present principal, Malini Narayanan, has been the head of the institute since its inception in 2007 and the institution owes its unblemished reputation and excellence to her for nurturing it over almost two decades, the Army added.
