Student's death: police find no evidence of ragging
A preliminary inquiry by the Ernakulam Rural police has failed to unearth any evidence suggesting that the 15-year-old student who allegedly died by suicide in January was subjected to ragging at his school.
A report to that effect has been submitted to District Police Chief (Ernakulam Rural) Vaibhav Saxena by the Puthencruz police. The investigation was launched after the victim's mother petitioned the Chief Minister and the State Police Chief, alleging that ragging at the school had driven her son to take the extreme step.
'We are not categorically stating that no ragging took place, but rather that we could not find any evidence, if at all, that it happened. We learnt that the victim had shared information about alleged ragging with one of his cousins. We recorded the statements of the cousin, the deceased student's friends, classmates, school authorities, and the driver of the vehicle arranged for his transport. However, no evidence emerged,' said police sources.
The inquiry was limited to the allegation of ragging, while the rest of the investigation is being carried out by the Hill Palace police under the Kochi City police.
The deceased, a Class 9 student of Global Public School, allegedly jumped from the 26th floor of his apartment in Thripunithura on January 15 this year. The Puthencruz police conducted the preliminary inquiry, as the school falls within their jurisdiction. The school, in a communication, also ruled out being privy to any such incidents of ragging.
According to the school authorities, following some Instagram posts, the boy's family approached them regarding alleged ragging, mentioning the names of other students after his death. The authorities claimed that they conducted inquiries with the students and parents reportedly involved in the alleged bullying incident, as well as with teachers and classmates, to determine the veracity of the claims. 'The children allegedly involved in the incident, along with their parents, were questioned again by the police team, and they vehemently denied any such incident or wrongdoing. We were also advised by the police team not to take any hasty decisions or actions against the children without the reports and findings from them, considering the age of those involved,' the school's statement said.
Since then, a special investigation team has been probing the case.
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