Delhi Police Probe Fire After Student Found Burnt Behind School Guard Room

Behind a school guard room in east Delhi, police found a Class 12 student badly burned after a fire call on Saturday. The latest account says her family told police she was 17, while other reports say she was 18. Authorities have not confirmed her condition or whether she died. Details circulating about a note and a chemical remain unconfirmed by police. ^1,2

That uncertainty matters because early reports differ. Police said officers from Krishna Nagar station reached the government school in Shahdara district and found the student behind the guard room. Fire crews also arrived; a fire officer said one fire engine responded, and the cause was still unclear. Police collected items at the scene and from the student’s school bag, then called a crime scene team to inspect the area. ^1,2

The school bag is central to claims that investigators found a three-page note and that the student may have brought a bottle containing a chemical, possibly petrol. The latest report says police have not confirmed either detail or disclosed what the note or recovered items contain. Other accounts say the student was taken by ambulance or that a body was sent for a post-mortem. But those details do not resolve the conflicting accounts about her condition. ^1,2,3

Those unanswered questions keep the focus on the police inquiry, not on a settled explanation for the fire. Investigators are studying evidence and looking into the events leading up to it; police have not shared a possible reason or confirmed how the fire started. Their next clear step is to establish what happened and when, using evidence from the scene and further inquiries. ^1,2