6-year-old found dead in school

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 30 2016 | 5:28 PM IST
A six-year-old student of a prominent school in south Delhi was found dead in a pit under the school's amphitheatre this afternoon.
The boy, a class 1 student at Ryan International school in Vasant Kunj, was found unconscious. The school authorities took him to a hospital where he was declared brought dead.
It was the hospital which informed the police, following which several police teams and government department officers rushed to the spot, said a police official.
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During their interrogation, the accused told police that
they were playing cricket in the park and not consuming alcohol when the alleged scuffle occurred.
They claimed that a fight broke out between the two groups when their ball hit one of the boys sitting nearby, a police official said.
The police are taking down statements of locals who had rushed to the spot after the fight. Investigation is underway, the official added.
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First Published: Jan 30 2016 | 5:28 PM IST

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