New Delhi: The Delhi government will recommend the Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the death of 6-year-old Devansh Kakora on January 30. The remarks came after Devansh's parents have been reiterating their demand for a CBI probe into the case and alleged that their son was sodomised and his death was not an accident.
Seeking CBI probe into the tragic incident, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said, "Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is coming back today. I spoke to him on the phone. We will recommend the case to the CBI so that they can look into what the parents have alleged and take this matter to a logical conclusion."
Devansh's father on Saturday alleged that he was sexually assaulted before being done to death and that there were injury marks on his private parts, a charge discounted by the police citing preliminary reports.
Ramheet Meena, father of Devansh who was a class I student at Ryan in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj, said he saw cotton swabs on the child's private parts and alleged that the principal of the school has warned the family that they should remain quiet over the issue. He renewed his demand for a CBI probe into the case.
"There was sexual assault. He was done to death," he alleged.
"I saw the body. There were some injury marks and cotton on his private parts. The principal has been threatening me since the beginning saying that keeping quiet will be good for me," he said, demanding cancellation of the school's license.
Backing parents demand for a CBI probe, Congress leader Shobha Oza said, " It is a very horrifying incident and there should be a fair probe in the ematter. Whatever the parents are demanding should be granted. And if the school or whoever the people responsible, action must be taken against them in this incident."
However, a senior police officer, handling the probe, ruled out sexual assault on the basis of the initial post-mortem report and investigation so far.
Police sent notices to Ryan International Group's Chief Administrative Officer Ryan Pinto and northern zone head Francis Thomas seeking details about the underground reservoir of the school where Devansh's body was found floating on January 30.
School's principal Sandhya Sabu and four other staff were arrested by the police in the case. But all of them had got bail earlier this week.
The school principal had claimed that Devansh was a "hyperactive" child who had "tendency" of running away from the classroom.
The probe report said that on January 30, the teachers and other staff at Ryan International School risked the life of a class XI student, Prajwal Sehrawat, as he had jumped into the reservoir to pull out the body of Devansh. The SDM who conducted the probe recommended Prajwal's name for bravery award.
(With additional information from PTI)
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