Parents held candlelight march for the death of two schoolboys Armaan, Pradhyumn

After the recent death of two schoolboys within the premises of the school, the parents gathered to take a candlelight surveillance at Noida stadium on Sunday to demand justice for seven-year-old Pradhyumn Thakur and nine-year-old Armaan Sehgal.

Parents gathering associated at Noida Stadium in Sector 21 around 6 pm and marched till the stadium's gates after observing a two-minute silence for the two children. They ended the peaceful march after placing candles at the gates of the stadium. Nearly 20 children had also accompanied their parents in the protest.

Armaan Sehgal died after he slipped and fell on the floor of GD Goenka School, Ghaziabad on August 1.While, Pradhyumn Thakur was murdered on the premises of Ryan International School, Bhondsi, Gurgaon on September 8.

& quot All the parents expressed their concern over the safety of school children inside and outside school premises. While the parents had not got aggressive after Armaan's death, the latest Ryan incident has shaken them and they are angry,& quot Yatendra Kasana, president of All Noida Schools Parents Association, which led the candle march. & quot We all expressed our concern on the safety measures inside schools,& quot Kasana added.

Parents of children studying in 10 major schools of the city, including Apeejay School, Sector 14A, Cambridge School, Sector 27, Bal Bharati Public School, Sector 21, Modern School, Sector 12 and DPS, Sector 30 came together at the protest.

& quot The safety of children, and not money making, should be the priority of all schools. We are angered and sad at these incidents and want a swift probe into the matter,& quot said a parent whose child studies in DPS Sector 30.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a petition moved by Armaan's parents demanding a CBI probe into their son's death, the Haryana government has agreed to hand over the Pradhyumn murder probe to the agency after continuous pressure from latter's parents.