NEW DELHI: An 18-year-old Class 12 student was found in a burnt condition behind a school’s guard room in Delhi’s Krishna Nagar on Saturday.Delhi Police said they received a PCR call about a fire at the school. Personnel from Krishna Nagar police station reached the spot and found the student in a burnt condition.During preliminary proceedings, police recovered certain materials from the scene and the student’s school bag. The crime team was called to inspect the spot and collect evidence.The girl’s elder sister told reporters that she had accompanied her to school to drop her off, along with her niece. She said the girl appeared happy and walked into the school smiling.“She was laughing when she went inside. I don’t know what happened after that,” the sister said.She added that she received a call from the school around 12.40pm informing her that something serious had happened. The sister broke down while recounting the incident.Fire officer Anoop Singh said the cause of the fire had not yet been established and that one fire tender had been sent to the school.“We received a call that a child had set a fire inside a school. Upon arriving at the scene and entering the school, we found a child who had been burned, lying behind a water tank. We don’t know her exact age, but she was in the 12th grade. Only one vehicle from our team arrived. It is not yet clear what was used to start the fire. She was taken away by an ambulance; the hospital will be able to provide details on what happened,” he said.BJP MLA Anil Goyal described the incident as unfortunate and said the police and local administration were investigating the circumstances surrounding the student’s death.“This is a major, unfortunate incident. The reasons behind her suicide are a matter for investigation. Our police, the local administration, and officials from the SDM’s office are all looking into it. The body has now been sent for a post-mortem…” he said.A fire official who reached the spot said they received information around 11.58am that a student had allegedly set herself on fire inside the school. “When we entered the school, we found the student in a burnt condition behind a water tank on the left side. Her face was completely burnt,” he said.Delhi Police said further enquiry was underway as investigators examined the circumstances leading to the incident.
