Case filed after teen falls to death at Delhi’s Model Town mall

The Delhi Police on Tuesday stated it has registered a case of demise by negligence in reference to the demise of a 16-year-old boy who fell over 60 ft from the skylight of a derelict shopping center in Mannequin City on Sunday night whereas allegedly filming social media content material together with his classmates.

Senior law enforcement officials conscious of the matter stated notices will quickly be issued to the mall authorities, directing them to affix the investigation. The probe will look at whether or not there was any negligence within the set up and upkeep of the plastic skylight shed, unrestricted entry to the rooftop, and compliance with security norms.

“We might be issuing notices to the mall homeowners and different members of the administration for becoming a member of our investigation. Their position might be examined. The precise sequence of occasions resulting in the boy’s demise can also be being probed. The case of negligence beneath part 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered towards identified individuals,” stated Bhisham Singh, deputy commissioner of police (northwest).

The sufferer, recognized as Kavin Kumar, was a Class 11 scholar at a personal faculty in Ashok Vihar. Police stated he had gone to the long-shuttered North Gate Mall with three mates to spend time and create movies.

Investigators stated Kavin climbed onto a fibreglass shed put in as a gallery cowl between outlets contained in the mall. The shed gave means, inflicting him to plunge greater than 60 ft to the bottom beneath.

He suffered essential accidents and was rushed to Pentamed Hospital, the place medical doctors declared him lifeless on arrival. The incident was reported to Mannequin City police station at 5.51pm on Sunday, police stated.

Police officers stated the investigation is ongoing, and statements of these current on the spot are being recorded to reconstruct the sequence of occasions.