Delhi, July 12: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday along with Deputy CM Manish Sisodia visited the Rabia Public School where kindergarten students were allegedly detained on July 9 over non-payment of school fees. He reprimanded Rabia Public School’s Principal Naheed Usmani and said strict action will be taken by both the Delhi government and police, saying that such a thing wouldn’t be tolerated in the future. Also Read - Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, COVID-19 Positive, Also Diagnosed With Dengue After Being Hospitalised For Fever

Kejriwal on Wednesday had even demanded a report on Rabea Girls’ Public School and had tweeted saying,”“Myself and Dy CM will visit the school tomorrow at 10 am. Will meet the kids, their parents and school authorities.” Also Read - Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia Develops Fever After Testing Positive For COVID-19, Hospitalised

The incident came to light after a parent, Shabeen Hasan said that he dropped her two daughters to the school at around 7:30 am but he grew uneasy when the girls didn’t return home even after school hours. Hasan went looking for his daughters but didn’t find them. The two girls had been locked up by the school from 7:30 am to about 12:30 pm in extreme heat in the basement. He said,”When I enquired from staff, I got to know that some minor children had been forcibly locked in the school basement during school hours without food. The children were let off only after we informed police,” he said in the FIR.

Parents of the children alleged that the students were confined for about five hours for not paying their fees.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia visit Rabia Public School where kindergarten students were allegedly detained on 9th July for non payment of school fees. pic.twitter.com/zlty6m0ygv — ANI (@ANI) July 12, 2018

Meanwhile, the school authorities have not spoken on the issue so far.