BHOPAL: Bihar Cooperative Minister Jai Kumar Singh’s son has suffered brain haemorrhage and is battling for life in Apollo Hospital in Delhi after being allegedly ragged by senior students of his school. Adarsh Kumar Singh, 14, is a Class VIII student of elite Scindia school in Gwalior.
Singh on Friday alleged that his son, who had been a hosteller, suffered brain damage after some senior students tried to strangle him on Wednesday. Speaking to ‘Express’ over phone from Delhi, Singh said that his son was rushed to Apollo early on Thursday.
“When he was brought to Delhi by the school administration, he was very critical. The doctors here have told me that he has suffered brain damage because of oxygen supply not reaching his brain. I know my son very well and he could not have attempted suicide,” he said.
“According to doctors, there were some injury marks on his neck. He is a victim of ragging and it is clear that someone tried to strangle him,” Singh alleged. He said that the circumstances in which his son was found lying on the floor in the hostel room, with a ceiling fan lying on the floor and a bedsheet spread on the floor, indicated foul play.
Singh, who represents Rohtas constituency in Bihar Assembly, said his son was still in a critical condition. Adarsh had secured admission to Scindia School three years ago. Congress MP and former Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia is president of the Board of Governors of Scindia School.
“Today (on Friday) Scindia came to see my son. I have told him that the school is entirely responsible for my son’s condition. The school administration has failed in its responsibility, they have almost killed my son,” Singh said.
Surprisingly, even two days after the incident involving such a prestigious school and a minister, Gwalior district administration, including the police, remained unaware of the incident.
Meanwhile, Gwalior SP,city, V S Raghuvanshi told Express that he had come to know about the incident only on Friday when the reporters sought his reaction. “Since neither the school administration nor the parents approached us, we were not aware of any such incident. Now that it has come to our notice, we will ask the local inspector to go to the school on Saturday,” he said.
Curiously, there was no word on the incident from the school authorities despite repeated attempts to reach them. The incident came to light when Adarsh was found missing during roll call on August 20.