Manish Sisodia tweeted on Wednesday that he was shocked to know about the incident and said officers had been directed to take strict action.
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At least 16 girl students, all aged four to five, were allegedly locked up in the basement of a reputed school in Delhi over the issue of non-payment of tuition fees.
When the parents went to pick up their wards from the Rabia Girls Public School, they got to know that their wards were locked up in the basement. Some of the parents immediately approached the police over the matter as the school authorities allegedly refused to free the children.
The parents alleged that the children had been kept in confinement for around four to five hours without food and water.
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According to some of the parents, they had already paid the fees but their kids were locked up too.
A case has been registered under Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act against the school authorities and the Delhi Police has initiated investigation.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia tweeted on Wednesday that he was shocked to know about the incident and said officers had been directed to take strict action.
In another tweet, he added that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had sought a report on the Rabia Public School issue.
Chief Minister @ArvindKejriwal has sought report on Rabia Public School issue. He has called Secretary and Director education at 12.30 with all facts.
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) July 11, 2018
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