Thane (Maharashtra): A private tuition teacher in Maharashtra has been booked for allegedly asking an eight-year-old student to do "450 sit-ups" for not completing her homework, police said on Thursday. The victim is a resident of Shanti Nagar locality in Mira Road area.
A student of Class 3 at a school in Thane district fell severely ill after the incident on Friday and was rushed to the hospital, said the locals.
The accused, identified as Lata allegedly stripped and canned the girl last month as well for not doing the homework, Naya Nagar police station sub-inspector Sohel Pathan said quoting the complaint filed by the child's mother.
On Friday, the teacher asked the girl to do 450 sit-ups as punishment for not doing her homework, the official said.
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When the girl returned home from the tuition classes, her mother saw the child was unable to walk and found swelling in both her legs, he said.
The girl was rushed to a hospital where she underwent treatment. Her mother filed the police complaint against the teacher on Saturday, the official said. In the complaint, she has also mentioned that the child was stripped and beaten up with a cane by the teacher last month following which her legs developed swelling.
The girl's mother complained that she questioned the teacher in the previous incident but she was indifferent at that time, the police said.
Based on the complaint, the teacher has been booked under Indian Penal Code Section 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means) and provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act. No arrest has been made so far, the official said, adding that a probe is underway in the case.
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