New Delhi: A 16-year-old girl was found dead in mysterious circumstances in the hostel of a prominent Delhi school on Tuesday. The school authorities say she "apparently" jumped to death from the fifth floor.
The Class 11 student in the science stream, was taken to the Holy Angels hospital in Vasant Vihar at 1500 hrs IST, where she was declared dead on arrival, say hospital officials.
The police say that they were informed of the death at 1639 hrs IST. The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination and the police is investigating the matter.
However, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest), Shalini Singh refused to comment on the investigations.
"According to the hostel warden, the student locked the common bathroom from inside, cut the mesh wire of the bathroom window and apparently jumped off from the window," says the principal of the school.
The girl, who was from Jharkhand, was staying in room number 504 on the fifth floor of the girls hostel in school premises.
"The school staff brought her to Holy Angels, the nearest medical centre. Necessary steps were taken to ensure prompt response. She was brought to hospital between 1600 hrs IST to 1615 hrs IST. However, she succumbed to her injuries. She had suffered sever head injuries," the principal said.
"We at school are grieved on her death. She was a good student and a happy child. Her parents, police and the local guardian were immediately informed about the incident," the principal added.
Asked if she had any problem with other students, the principal's reply was in negative.
Holy Angels Hospital managing director D N Anand say, "The girl was brought to the hospital at around 1500 hrs IST and she was declared brought dead."
The girl's local guardian Durgesh Pandey, a friend of her father, cried foul and stated that a proper and thorough investigation should be done.
"The girl had joined the school only a couple of months ago. She was not someone who would commit suicide," said Pandey, who is a scientist by profession.
"She was of a short height, so it is hard to imagine that she cut the wires of the bathroom window and jumped from there. It needs to be investigated whether she committed suicide or she was killed. We have not seen the bathroom. But school authorities are for sure in doubtful position," he added.
The girl's father is the managing director of a cooperative society in Jharkhand and the family is from Hazaribagh, Pandey said.
The warden of the Girls Hostel says that she had seen the girl around 1430 hrs IST when she marked the attendance.
"She had lunch and after that she went to change her uniform," said the warden. "She didn't seem to be tense."
A software engineer, Shilpi, who is a friend of the girl's brother said, "Her brother had returned to Hyderabad only two days ago after meeting her. She had told him of some problems relating to competition in studies at school because of which she was tense."
"He had asked me to take care of her. He had asked me to take her out to divert her mind. He is coming to Delhi on Wednesday and her parents are coming tomorrow," Shilpi added.
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