Boy’s death: Cops record statements of St Columba’s students

The Delhi Police on Saturday recorded statements of several students of St Columba’s School here and have begun examining CCTV footage as part of their probe into the suicide of a Class X student, allegedly due to mental harassment, an official said.

On Tuesday, a Class X student of St Columba’s School had allegedly jumped from Rajinder Place Metro station, following months of alleged harassment by his teachers.

The police said they had also seized a digital video recorder (DVR) purportedly containing the recording when the boy was allegedly reprimanded and humiliated by staff members after he slipped during a performance by the school’s drama club.

A case under sections related to abetment to suicide was registered against the teachers who were named in the suicide note.

The police said the statements of the boy’s classmates and other students present during the incident have been recorded, and the footage is being thoroughly examined to corroborate their testimonies.

The staff members, who were named in the note left behind by the boy, would be summoned for questioning, the officer added.

The school has already suspended the headmistress (Classes 4-10), coordinator for Classes 9 and 10, and two teachers.