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Delhi Student Suicide Case: Days after a private school student in Delhi died by suicide by jumping from a Metro station platform, the school authorities have suspended the headmaster and three teachers. The suspension comes after the headmaster and three teachers were named in the First Information Report (FIR) filed by the teenager’s father.

Speaking to news agency PTI, a senior Delhi Education Department official said, “A committee has been formed to probe the allegations and review the school's handling of the case.”

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In the FIR filed on Wednesday, the boy’s father, Pradeep Patil, named the school’s headmaster for classes 5 to 10, Aparajita Pal, along with teachers Julie Varghese, Manu Kalra, and Yukti Aggarwal Mahajan, accusing them of ‘mentally harassing’ his son, NDTV reported.

The 16-year-old Shourya Patil, a student of St Columba's School, died by suicide by jumping from the Rajendra Place station platform on Tuesday, November 18. He left behind a suicide note in which he held his teachers responsible.

In the suicide note addressed to his mother, Shourya stated that while he had broken his mother’s heart many times, this was his last time. “Sorry mummy, aapka itni bar dil toda, ab last bar todunga. School ki teachers ab hai hi aise, kya bolu (Sorry mummy, I broke your heart many times and I am doing it for the last time. This is how the teachers in the school are, what do I say?),” the victim wrote.

In view of the allegations, the school’s principal, Robert Fernandes, suspended the headmaster and three teachers. In a letter, he wrote that the suspensions would remain in effect until further notice.

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“This is to inform you that the school has been made aware of an FIR registered against you, bearing No. 336A Tis Hazari Court, dated 19th November 2025... In view of the seriousness of the allegations, the competent authority has decided to place you under suspension with immediate effect,” NDTV reported.

The letter also instructed the headmaster and teachers to be available for any investigation and prohibited them from visiting the school premises or speaking to students, staff, or parents without prior permission.

“You shall remain under suspension till the completion of the investigation and further orders from the competent authority. During the period of suspension, you are required to remain available for any official communication or inquiry, and you must not visit the school premises or interact with students, staff, or parents without prior written permission from the administration,” the principal added.

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