Teacher throws class 5 girl from first-floor window of classroom, detained: Cop

Delhi school: Police said a school teacher at a central Delhi school has been detained after a child was thrown out of the window of her classroom on the first floor

Updated on: Dec 16, 2022, 20:02:52 IST

By Hemani Bhandari

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NEW DELHI: A class 5 student was admitted to hospital on Friday after she was thrown out of the first-floor window of her classroom at school by a teacher, police said. The teacher has been detained and will be booked for attempt to murder.

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Deputy commissioner of police (central) Shweta Chauhan said the beat officer of Desh Bandhu Gupta Road received information at about 11:15am that a child has been thrown off the first-floor classroom at a school in the area and a large number of people have gathered.

Police officers rushed to the school and took the girl to a nearby hospital where doctors said that she is out of danger and is undergoing treatment. The area Station House Officer (SHO) and other officers also reached the school and controlled the situation, Chauhan added.

Police said preliminary inquiries indicated that the teacher allegedly hit the girl with a pair of scissors and then threw her down the classroom located on the first floor.

The circumstances around the incident are still unclear, police said.

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Hemani Bhandari
Hemani Bhandari is a Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times in New Delhi, where she reports on crime, policing, governance and social issues. With over a decade of experience in journalism, she specialises in combining on-ground reporting with evidence-based storytelling to examine the human impact of public policy, law enforcement and urban governance. Over the years, she has reported extensively on major developments in the capital, including crime investigations, civic challenges, protests, and issues affecting vulnerable communities. As a Special Correspondent, she focuses on producing exclusive investigations, enterprise stories and long-form features that go beyond daily news cycles. She has a keen interest in using public records, official data and field reporting to uncover systemic issues and present complex subjects in an accessible manner. A graduate of the Asian College of Journalism, Hemani believes in rigorous, ethical and evidence-based reporting. She is passionate about investigative journalism and continuously seeks to expand her skills in data journalism, open-source investigations and digital reporting techniques.Read More