New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights, which is investigating the deaths 17-year-old Delhi girl Akriti and another student Shanno Khan, has written to the National Commission seeking a criminal negligence case.
However, NDTV has learnt that the Delhi Police is unlikely to file an FIR. The commission has said that the school delayed in providing medical treatment to Akriti, as well as taking her to the hospital.
Akriti died on April 19. The school has denied any negligence.
Whatever may happen in the cases of both Shanno and Akriti is still not clear, but the tragedy of the deaths has affected not just their families, but their friends as well.
Ten-year-old Asmina Khatun cannot forget the day she lost her friend. She's one of the main witnesses in the case of 11-year-old Shanno, who died allegedly after she was punished in school. Asmina now says that other teachers and some classmates are harassing her for telling the police what she saw.
"The teacher took me and my cousin aside and asked - what can you see from here? We said we could see everything clearly, and they mocked us," said Asmina.
The police say most children, who earlier said Shanno was made to stand in the sun, have now backtracked from their statement.
Another school, another death. But here the school is on the defensive, almost 10 days after Akriti Bhatia died after an asthma attack in the school.
Students of Modern Vasant Vihar continue to defy school authorities. Protest marches are being organized, signature campaigns being worked on, to get justice for their friend. Akriti they claim died allegedly because of the school's negligence.
"I am not against the school. I've grown up there, but I'll stand up for what is right," said Akarshika.
Different schools, different students, but similar tragedies - one, openly venting their anger and frustration, the other silently hoping justice will be done.