NEW DELHI: In a latest update in the Delhi student suicide case, the Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the CBI on a plea seeking transfer of the probe to the agency.
The plea was filed by the father of the class 10 student who allegedly died by suicide by jumping before a train at Rajendra Place metro station. Following his death, a suicide note was recovered from the boy that named four teachers and accused them of sustained mental harassment.
The Delhi Police registered an FIR under sections related to abetment of suicide.
On Thursday, Justice Neena Bansal was hearing the plea by the boy’s father. The petition filed by the father stated that the transfer of probe from the Delhi Police to CBI was ‘necessary to ensure an independent, transparent, and credible inquiry into the matter and to uphold the rights of the deceased as well as other students who continue to suffer due to the persistent harassment and mistreatment by the teachers’.
After that, the court sought a response from the CBI and directed the Delhi Police to file a status report within four weeks regarding the investigation conducted so far.
The matter has been listed for March 12 for further proceedings. According to the plea, the deceased’s father had ‘no confidence’ in the ability of the local police or school authorities to conduct a fair, impartial, and thorough investigation into the circumstances leading to the tragic death.
The plea noted, ‘In view of the serious allegations of harassment, mental torture, and possible misconduct by the teachers, the petitioner (father) seeks the intervention of this court to transfer the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT).”
It also claimed the transfer of the investigation was essential in view of the deceased’s last wish, clearly stated in his suicide note, where he said that action be taken against the teachers.