Navi Mumbai: A pre-primary English-medium school teacher in Nerul Sector-18 has been booked for allegedly assaulting a Senior KG student, leaving a visible welt on his cheek. The Nerul police have registered a case under assault charges and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act.
7-year-old slapped for not studying, left with a visible welt
According to police, the 7-year-old boy, a resident of Nerul village, was slapped hard across the face by his class teacher in April for not studying. The slap reportedly left a mark on his cheek, which his mother noticed when he returned home. The child revealed that the teacher had hit him.
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Shaken by the incident, the boy stopped attending school. His parents later learned that the same teacher had allegedly assaulted five to six other children in a similar manner.
"Following their complaint, we booked the teacher and have begun further investigation," said a police officer from Nerul police station.