A class 1 student from Karnataka's Chikkaballapur district lost his vision in the right eye after his teacher threw a stick at a group of students in the class, which accidentally struck him
The teacher and five others in connection with the case have been booked. File Pic
A six-year-old boy lost his vision due to an injury sustained in his right eye a year after his teacher allegedly lobbed a stick at the students in a classroom, which accidentally hit him.
The teacher and five others have been booked in connection with the incident, police stated on Tuesday.
The incident occurred at a government school in Chintamani Taluk of Chikkaballapur District on March 6, 2024, when Yeshwant was in class 1, police said.
While controlling students, the teacher allegedly hurled a stick at some of them, which accidentally hit and damaged Yeshwant's right eye. Initially, his parents did not realise the effect of the injury could be such long lasting, an official informed, reported PTI.
Some days later, when his condition worsened, the boy's parents took the child to an ophthalmologist in Chintamani, who referred him to a district hospital.
After examining the boy's eye, two surgeries were performed in December last year by the doctors at Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru but even after that when his condition did not improve, the boy's parents took him to a private hospital in Bengaluru where the doctors after examination concluded that he has lost his vision in the right eye, a senior police officer stated, reported PTI.
Following this, the parents and locals staged a protest outside the Batlahalli police station on Sunday evening, following which a case was registered against the accused teacher and five others, including the taluk block education officer, in connection with the incident.
"Based on the complaint given by the child's parents, we have registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for offences including physical assault and invoked Juvenile Justice Act," the police officer said, reported PTI.
Girl found dead in canal, search on for her brother
The body of a minor girl who had gone missing along with her brother was recovered from a canal in this district while search is on for her sibling, police said on Monday.
The children had come to Gandhal village in Raichur district with their parents on a pilgrimage to the Panchamukhi Hanuman temple.
The family hails from Gadwal in Telangana. The children were reported missing on Monday evening.
Police found Anjali's body in the Rajalabanda canal at Budadinni village, while the search is on for her brother.
Authorities suspect that the girl may have drowned in the canal.
(With PTI inputs)
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