5 friends questioned, CCTV record taken as cops begin probe

Three days after a Class 10 student from central Delhi's St Columba's School jumped to his death, Delhi Police said they have identified five of the boy's friends and begun questioning them and their families in connection with the case.

- Jignasa Sinha

Of the five boys being examined as witnesses, three classmates - named in the FIR filed on the basis of the father's complaint - were the first to tell the family that the 16-year-old had been "picked on" repeatedly in the last four days by three teachers and the headmistress. An investigator familiar with their statements said they present a uniform narrative: that this particular group of friends felt targeted, intimidated and routinely humiliated by the staff members in question.