Class 12 Student Found With Fatal Burns at Delhi School

A Class 12 student was found with fatal burn injuries behind a school guard room in Krishna Nagar, east Delhi, after police received a call about a fire. Delhi Police said the circumstances leading to her death are under investigation. Police personnel from Krishna Nagar police station went to the school after receiving the Police Control Room call and found the student behind the guard room, officials said. The sources place the school in Krishna Nagar, in the Shahdara area of east Delhi. During preliminary proceedings, police recovered materials from the scene and from the student’s school bag. A crime team was called to inspect the area and collect evidence. Police have not publicly identified the recovered items or explained what they may show. The student’s age was reported differently: her family reportedly told police she was 17, while other accounts described her as approximately 18. The evidence available does not independently establish her age. Some reporting said a three-page note and a bottle possibly containing petrol may have been found. Police had not confirmed those details in the statement cited in the reports. The contents of any note, the nature of the...