3-year-old Child Attacked by Teacher for Urinating in Anganwadi
Chikkamagaluru(TNM): A three-year-old child in Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka was attacked with a knife by an aide working in an Anganwadi for urinating himself inside the Anganwadi room, police officials in the district said.
The incident took place at Keremakki village in Chikkamagaluru on Monday around 2:30 pm. Mala, an aide working in the Anganwadi in Keremakki village was angry with three-year-old Amit because he urinated in his shorts inside the Anganwadi main room. Mala allegedly attacked the child with a knife causing injuries on the back of the head. Amit was immediately rushed to the Chikkamagaluru district hospital and received three stitches for his wound. He is now recovering in the hospital.
Police officials said that Mala used the knife used to cut vegetables in the Anganwadi. Amit was grievously hurt by the attack and was bleeding when he was rushed to the hospital for treatment.
“The aide was angered by the child for urinating in the room and she has attacked him with a knife. The teacher working at the Anganwadi – Manjula – was speaking over the phone at the time and was present when the incident occurred. A case was registered against both women after a complaint was made by the child’s mother,” a police official in Mallandur police station in Chikkamagaluru said.
Anganwadis are managed by a teacher with the help of an aide who is involved in cooking food and cleaning the classroom. The child is out of danger after receiving treatment.
A case was registered in the Mallandur police station after the residents of the village protested against the actions of the teacher and a complaint was made to the police by the child’s mother. The case was registered under sections 114 (abettor present when the offence is committed), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous means) of the IPC.
