A day after an 18-year-old student of Delhi Public School in Gurgaon allegedly fell to his death from the eighth floor of a society in Sector 45, police on Sunday registered a case of murder against unknown persons.
A complaint was lodged by the boy’s father who stated that his son went to meet a friend and was later found dead. Officers said the victim was found lying in a pool of blood and was rushed to a private hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival. The family has alleged foul play.
“My wife got a call from someone at their school who said our son was not feeling well. My wife and I reached the building… my son was lying in a pool of blood, and police were already there. We took him to a hospital in an ambulance where he was declared dead. Legal action should be taken against the guilty. My son was a football player and was mentally and physically healthy,” said the father in the police complaint.
Police sent forensic and fingerprint teams, as well as a dog squad, to collect samples from the spot. The FIR states that a special report in this regard will be submitted to higher officials and the magistrate.
The victim’s friend will be asked to join the investigation, said a senior police officer. Police said they are also checking the contents of the victim’s phone as part of the investigation.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (East) Dr Kavita had earlier said that the boy went to meet a friend and a former schoolmate to borrow a book on Saturday.
“The victim first went to the friend’s house, where the guard connected him via intercom… and his friend’s family told him he was asleep. Around 15 minutes later, at 12.53 pm, he again went to the friend’s house on the fourth floor. His friend told us they had a brief conversation, of two-three minutes, during which he told him he did not have the said book,” she said.
“The friend said he went back to his house, and he saw the victim take the lift… The circumstances of the next few minutes are not clear — how he reached the eighth floor of the same tower and fell to his death. His friend said the two had not spoken to each other since July and that he did not have his phone number. They earlier studied in the same school,” the ACP added.
The family alleged that the boy’s slippers were found on the eighth floor and they suspect someone pushed and killed him. Police said they are looking into the family’s allegations.
