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Class 12 student found burnt to death behind guard room of east Delhi school
Police in Krishna Nagar were called to the school after a report of a fire on Saturday and found the 18-year-old's body. A crime team has examined the spot and items from the student's school bag.
Key points
- An 18-year-old Class 12 student was found burnt to death on the premises of a school in Krishna Nagar.
- Police reached the school after a PCR call about a fire on Saturday.
- A crime team inspected the scene, and police say the circumstances are still being examined.
An 18-year-old Class 12 student was found burnt to death on the premises of a school in Krishna Nagar in east Delhi on Saturday, police said.
The body was found behind the school’s guard room. “Police received a PCR call about a fire at the school, following which personnel from Krishna Nagar police station rushed to the spot,” police said.
Officers recovered some materials from the spot and from the student’s school bag. A crime team was called in to inspect the scene.
Police have not named the student or the school, and have not said whether they suspect anyone else was involved. They said the circumstances of the death were being examined and the investigation was continuing.
No statement from the school had been reported by Saturday afternoon. It was also not known whether anyone else was on the premises when the fire was spotted, or who made the call to the police control room.