A teacher at a play school in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi burned a five-year-old boy’s private parts with a hot knife after he accidentally urinated in his pants, according to the child’s parents’ complaint.
Instead of assisting the boy’s family, the school administration and principal have been accused of threatening them. The police have registered an FIR based on a complaint filed by the boy’s father and have initiated an investigation.
The five-year-old student at the Serene Sony Play School, son of an advocate, asked his class teacher for permission to use the washroom on July 24. However, the teacher refused and the child lost control and ended up urinating in his pants.
Enraged by this, the teacher dragged the child to another room. According to the allegations, she turned on a gas stove, heated a knife until it was red-hot and burned the child’s private parts. Further, the teacher physically assaulted the boy and threatened him with dire consequences if he told anyone about the incident or repeated the mistake, the complaint said.
When the terrified child returned home, he tearfully recounted the ordeal to his parents. The child’s father and mother attempted to contact the class teacher, but she did not answer their calls. Subsequently, when they spoke to the school principal, Hemlata Singh, she allegedly threatened them rather than offering any cooperation.
The following day, when the father personally visited the school, the principal and the manager outright refused to provide any assistance or address the issue, the complaint says.
Given the child’s trauma and physical injuries, the father made a police complaint the police swiftly registered an FIR.
Acknowledging the incident, senior police officer Atul Singh said a “case has been registered on the basis of the complaint submitted by the child’s father,” adding police are conducting a thorough investigation and further legal action will be taken soon.(IT)
