Overview
- Delhi Police have taken statements from five classmates, seized a DVR and asked the school to preserve a week of CCTV as they prepare to question the teachers named.
- An FIR citing abetment-related provisions under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita names the headmistress and three teachers, all of whom have been suspended pending investigation.
- A witness who shared an e‑rickshaw ride with the boy minutes earlier told reporters he was crying, said teachers had “tortured” him, and urged her to pull her child from the school.
- Parents, students and relatives have staged protests outside St Columba’s, demanding arrests and tougher accountability measures beyond suspensions.
- The Directorate of Education’s committee led by Joint Director Harshit Jain has been tasked with a rapid report, as Education Minister Ashish Sood moves to verify schools’ adherence to CBSE mental‑health guidelines.