Kolkata: Hot tea was allegedly poured on a class IV student as a punishment for being absent at a government-aided school in north Kolkata.
The parents of the nine-year-old boy have claimed that the hot beverage was poured on him by a sweeper at the instruction of a teacher to punish him for absenteeism.
According to the parents, the boy returned home from school on Monday with burn injuries on the right side of his face and other parts of his body.
The school principal remained unavailable for comment.
Meanwhile, the parents of the student staged a demonstration outside school demanding immediate suspension of the sweeper and the teacher.
The parents of the nine-year-old boy have claimed that the hot beverage was poured on him by a sweeper at the instruction of a teacher to punish him for absenteeism.
According to the parents, the boy returned home from school on Monday with burn injuries on the right side of his face and other parts of his body.
The school principal remained unavailable for comment.
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Meanwhile, the parents of the student staged a demonstration outside school demanding immediate suspension of the sweeper and the teacher.
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