The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the district magistrate and the deputy commissioner of police of Central Delhi after the alleged suicide of a Class 10 student, following accusations of sustained mental harassment and discrimination at a prominent school in Lutyens’ Delhi.

Taking suo motu cognizance of a complaint, the rights panel has directed authorities to investigate the allegations and submit an action taken report within 10 days. An FIR invoking charges of abetment to suicide was registered on Wednesday, a day after the student allegedly jumped from the Rajendra Place Metro Station.

According to the complaint placed before the Commission, the student faced “continuous mental harassment and discriminatory treatment by teachers,” culminating in an “unbearable” psychological environment. Multiple teachers, including the school principal, were accused of mocking, humiliating and threatening the student, creating what the complainant described as a “climate of fear and trauma.”

The complaint further alleged that current and former students — as well as parents — had reported similar episodes of segregation, mental harassment, and negative comparisons, but the school administration allegedly ignored these concerns and failed to provide counselling or child-protection support.

The NHRC observed that the accusations appear to indicate prima facie violations of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, as well as the Right to Education Act, 2009, in addition to breaches of established child-safety protocols.

A bench led by NHRC member Priyank Kanoongo formally took cognisance of the matter under Section 12 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. “The Registry is directed to issue a notice to the DM and the DCP, Central Delhi, with directions to get the allegations made in the complaint inquired into and to submit an action taken report within 10 days,” the order stated.

The complainant has sought an independent inquiry, accountability for those responsible, and full implementation of child-protection mechanisms within the school. The case is expected to intensify scrutiny of mental-health practices and safeguarding measures in elite educational institutions.