6-year-old collapses after being ‘slapped over homework’, dies at Vizag hospital

A six-year-old boy passed away after his school teacher allegedly struck him over homework, according to reports from Vizag One Town Police Station. The police have obtained CCTV footage from a classroom camera showing the teacher slapping the child around 9 a.m. The incident transpired when the boy started crying and subsequently collapsed, unconscious, in the teacher's arms.

The teacher attempted to rouse him, called for assistance, and transported him to King George Hospital, where the boy tragically succumbed to his injuries. The reason for his demise will be determined through a postmortem examination, although the parents are opposed to the procedure. The school failed to inform the boy's parents, whose contact information was on file with the class teacher and school staff, about the incident and instead reported it as a collapse on school grounds.

A family member expressed dissatisfaction with the school, questioning why they were not informed and demanding to know where the school's grounds are. Police have registered a case against the teacher, who claimed she did not slap the boy as harshly and only did so when he did not respond to her questions for some time regarding his homework.

The teacher and school authorities have come under intense scrutiny and criticism from the devastated parents and relatives, who staged a demonstration at the hospital demanding the teacher's immediate arrest and the implementation of stricter penalties for teachers who abuse their power.