Two teachers, headmistress of Delhi school suspended after 16-year-old's suicide
PTC News Desk: Two days after a 16-year-old student from St Columba’s School in Delhi died by suicide by jumping from an elevated Metro station, the school has suspended the headmaster and three teachers mentioned in the FIR filed by the boy’s father.
The parents of the student, Shourya Patil, said they will protest outside the school on Friday. They claim that the headmaster and teachers were not asked to resign and fear the school might bring them back once things calm down.
In his suicide note, Shourya apologised to his mother and wrote that the teachers at the school behaved in such a way that he couldn’t express it in words.
In the FIR filed on Wednesday, Shourya’s father, Pradeep Patil, named the headmaster (for classes 5 to 10) and some teachers, accusing them of mentally harassing his son.
The school principal Robert Fernandes, said that the suspension would remain in effect until further notice.
"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," the principal wrote.
"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," he added.
- PTC NEWS
