A six-year-old lower kindergarten student died under mysterious circumstances at a private school in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on Thursday, prompting allegations from his family that he was beaten by a teacher for failing to complete his homework. According to his relatives, the child panicked, began crying and coughing, and subsequently collapsed on the school premises. While the precise cause of death remains unconfirmed, the family attributes the fatality directly to the alleged assault.
Security footage retrieved from the school by investigators captures the teacher scolding the boy before he breaks down in tears, raising his hands frantically in an apparent plea. The footage shows the teacher adjusting his clothing before striking him. Moments later, the child collapses into her lap; she attempts to lift his limp body while remaining seated, but he shows no response. The family stated that the boy was already dead upon arrival at the hospital and have demanded stringent measures against both the teacher and the school administration.
Police have registered a case and initiated an enquiry, questioning staff present during the incident while analysing the visual evidence. The boy's father claimed the school failed to contact him, stating he only learned of the tragedy through local cooks employed by his brother-in-law. He also rejected any suggestion that his son had been unwell prior to attending school that morning. An official determination regarding the cause of death awaits the results of the post-mortem examination.
Expressing his condolences, Andhra Pradesh Minister for Human Resources Development Nara Lokesh described the young boy's death as heartbreaking and assured the grieving family of full government support, confirming that legal proceedings against those responsible and the management are underway. Police have opened an initial investigation under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, which governs enquiries into unnatural or suspicious deaths.
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