A 14-year-old boy was found dead after he was allegedly beaten up by his classmates inside the toilet of his school, Jeevan Jyoti Senior Secondary School in Northeast Delhi, Karawal Nagar on Thursday morning, a senior official said.
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“During the questioning of those boys, it emerged that Tushar was punched by three of his classmates in the toilet. On Thursday morning, there was an argument between the boy and the three accused and later when he went to the toilet, they followed him there and thrashed him,” Singla said.
The family of the boy said their son was beaten to death but the school claims that the boy was not well because of which he died. “Based on the admissions of the apprehended boys as well as the CCTV footage, we have dropped the provision of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and added section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code,” he added.
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Another investigator said it was likely that Kumar died due to internal injuries. A medical board is likely to conduct the autopsy of the deceased on Friday. Singla said an investigation was underway and action will be taken if any evidence indicates negligence on the part of the school.