Family releases CCTV footage showing Jaipur Class 4 student seeking teacher's help before death

Almost eight months after the death of a nine-year-old student at Neerja Modi School in Jaipur, her family has released CCTV footage they say shows the child was repeatedly bullied in her classroom shortly before the incident.

The footage was presented by the family of Class 4 student Amair Meena as fresh evidence to support their claim that persistent bullying by classmates, along with the school’s alleged failure to intervene, played a role in her death.

Footage of the family’s claims captures the child’s suffering

According to Amair’s parents, CCTV footage shows the nine-year-old entering her classroom as usual, greeting a classmate and participating in a dance activity. She claims she was later repeatedly bullied by classmates, appeared visibly distressed and sought help, but did not receive sufficient intervention from teachers.

The family have reiterated their demand that action be taken against anyone they believe is responsible under the Youth Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act. They also sought to include referral fees wherever legally applicable.

Amaira jumped from the fourth floor of the school building on November 1, 2025. She was taken to a nearby hospital where doctors pronounced her dead on arrival.

Parents ask about billing

The release of the CCTV footage comes shortly after the Jaipur police filed a charge sheet in the case. However, Amira’s parents, Vijay Meena and Shivani Meena, claimed that the investigation remains incomplete.

They questioned why the school’s principal, Indu Dubey, and founder Saurabh Modi were not named in the charges, despite what they called evidence pointing to institutional negligence.

At a press conference alongside members of the Sanyukt Abhibhavak Sangh, the parents also alleged that the investigators did not sufficiently scrutinize the results of the CBSE inspection report. The report, they said, highlighted several irregularities, including the appointment of underqualified teachers.

“Charging is an important step, but justice will remain incomplete unless every person responsible is charged and arrested in accordance with the law,” said Vijay Meena.

Ask for a new investigation and stronger safeguards

The family further claimed that the police did not properly investigate the events in the classroom before the incident and called for a new, impartial investigation into the circumstances of their daughter’s death.

Sanyukt Abhibhavak Sangh president Arvind Agrawal supported the family’s demands, saying the case raised wider concerns about accountability in private schools. The organization called on authorities to introduce mandatory anti-bullying protocols, appoint qualified school counselors, provide comprehensive camera surveillance and enforce child safety regulations more strictly.

(With inputs from news agency PTI)