Varanasi School Horror: Teacher Accused Of Branding 5-Year-Old Boy After He Wet Himself
A nursery teacher at a private school in Varanasi allegedly branded the private parts of a five-year-old boy with a hot knife after refusing to let him use the washroom, police said on Monday. According to the complaint filed by the child’s father, the boy asked the teacher for permission to go to the washroom during class on July 24. The teacher allegedly refused, following which the child urinated in his pants. The teacher then allegedly beat the child before taking him to a room and branding his private parts with a heated knife, the boy’s father alleged in his complaint. Teacher, Principal And School Management Booked Police registered an FIR against the teacher, the school principal and its management on July 25 after the child’s father approached the Lalpur-Pandeypur police station. Station House Officer Atul Kumar Singh said the accused were booked under Sections 115(2) and 118(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), relating to voluntarily causing hurt, as well as Section 351(2), concerning criminal intimidation. Police have taken possession of the school’s CCTV footage and digital video recorder (DVR) for examination. Investigators have also inspected the school kitchen as part of the probe, the officer said. ALSO READ | Woman Found Dead Near Canal In Greater Noida; Husband Claims Accident, Brother Alleges Murder Child Undergoes Medical Examination Singh said the investigation had been expedited and that the child had undergone a medical examination. Police will examine the CCTV footage and question members of the school staff as part of the investigation. “The investigation has been expedited and medical examination of the boy has been done. CCTV footage will be examined and staff members questioned,” the officer said. The allegations have yet to be established by the investigation. Police are examining the available evidence, including CCTV footage and the medical findings, to determine what happened inside the school. ALSO READ | Heavy Rain Triggers Landslide At Maharashtra's Kelghar Ghat; Vehicles Stranded On Satara-Mahabaleshwar Road Hospital Awaits Medical Findings Before Comment The chief medical superintendent of Pt Deendayal Upadhyay Government District Hospital said he was not aware of the details of the case when asked about the child’s medical report. He said he would examine the findings of the medical examination on Tuesday before commenting on the boy’s condition or the report. Police said the investigation would proceed on the basis of the evidence gathered, including the CCTV footage, statements from school staff and the medical examination.
A nursery teacher at a private school in Varanasi allegedly branded the private parts of a five-year-old boy with a hot knife after refusing to let him use the washroom, police said on Monday.
According to the complaint filed by the child’s father, the boy asked the teacher for permission to go to the washroom during class on July 24. The teacher allegedly refused, following which the child urinated in his pants.
The teacher then allegedly beat the child before taking him to a room and branding his private parts with a heated knife, the boy’s father alleged in his complaint.
Teacher, Principal And School Management Booked
Police registered an FIR against the teacher, the school principal and its management on July 25 after the child’s father approached the Lalpur-Pandeypur police station.
Station House Officer Atul Kumar Singh said the accused were booked under Sections 115(2) and 118(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), relating to voluntarily causing hurt, as well as Section 351(2), concerning criminal intimidation.
Police have taken possession of the school’s CCTV footage and digital video recorder (DVR) for examination. Investigators have also inspected the school kitchen as part of the probe, the officer said.
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Child Undergoes Medical Examination
Singh said the investigation had been expedited and that the child had undergone a medical examination. Police will examine the CCTV footage and question members of the school staff as part of the investigation.
“The investigation has been expedited and medical examination of the boy has been done. CCTV footage will be examined and staff members questioned,” the officer said.
The allegations have yet to be established by the investigation. Police are examining the available evidence, including CCTV footage and the medical findings, to determine what happened inside the school.
ALSO READ | Heavy Rain Triggers Landslide At Maharashtra's Kelghar Ghat; Vehicles Stranded On Satara-Mahabaleshwar Road
Hospital Awaits Medical Findings Before Comment
The chief medical superintendent of Pt Deendayal Upadhyay Government District Hospital said he was not aware of the details of the case when asked about the child’s medical report.
He said he would examine the findings of the medical examination on Tuesday before commenting on the boy’s condition or the report.
Police said the investigation would proceed on the basis of the evidence gathered, including the CCTV footage, statements from school staff and the medical examination.
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