Eleven days after Armaan Sehgal’s death, the management of GD Goenka Public School Indirapuram finally decided to reach out to the media and communicate their version of the incident that has left parents feeling indignant and helpless. Indirapuram News
Chairman Ankur Malhotra; principal Kavita Sharma; director of finance and manager Joginder Singh Dua; and director Deepak Tuteja were present for the press meet. The entire media interaction was moderated by their lawyer, Akhand Pratap Singh.
However, only selected media houses were sent invites.
The chairman began the conference by expressing his sympathy for Armaan’s family. While both the directors remained silent on all questions, chairman Ankur Malhotra gave rehearsed answers for the expected queries. Indirapuram Society News
For questions they weren't expecting, the stock reply was: "Let’s not make this conference a media trial room. The subject is sub-judiced, and we won't comment. We are here to put forward our side of the story ” Apartment Management System
Taking no responsibility for the incident, the chairman went on to say that such situations and accidents were beyond the control of any school. He also maintained that the chairman and the principal were not on the school premises at the time of the accident.
When asked whether the school informed the police about the incident, he said: “We didn’t have a chance then, as we were busy saving the child. And by the time we realised the child is no more, the parents had already informed the police.” Society Management System
The principal, for most of the interview, remained silent.
