Protests erupted in Patna after the body of a four-year-old child was found in a private school in the city. A group of protesters stormed the school and set fire to the premises after the body of the child was found in the drainage of the school in Patna’s Digha area.
An investigation has been launched into the case. Superintendent of Police Chandra Prakash said that the child was seen entering the school, but did not leave.
“In the CCTV footage, we saw that the child was entering the school but at no point can he be seen leaving the school premises. We will investigate it as a murder case as they were hiding the body and it shows criminal intent. We have detained three persons, inquiry is on,” he said, addressing the media.
As per reports, the parents of the child had launched a search operation after the child did not return home from school. The parents raised doubts after the school authorities could not answer their questions. This led them to search throughout the school premises and finding their child’s body in the drainage.
#WATCH | Patna, Bihar: An angry crowd sets a school on fire after the body of a student was allegedly found on school premises. More details awaited. pic.twitter.com/6OwmDe8mjY— ANI (@ANI) May 17, 2024
The parents accused the school of trying to hide what happened to their child and took to the streets. Protesters set fire to the walls of the schools and also blocked traffic on roads.
Following incidents of arson, a large number of police forces have been deployed outside the school. The fire in the school building has been extinguished and the police have appealed to the people to maintain peace.
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