Six-yr-old forced to drink his urine

Six-yr-old forced to drink his urine

Parents Protest, Lodge Police Complaint; Teacher Absconding

TIMES NEWS NETWORK 

Anaparthy (East Godavari):
In yet another horrific act of child abuse, a teacher of a private high school allegedly forced a six-year-old student to drink his own urine. The victim, a first standard student of Satyabhama High School, was forced to drink urine as punishment by his teacher Gowri who suspected him of leaving a mug full of urine in the bathroom, said sources. 
    Though the incident took place on Wednesday afternoon, it came to light only on Thursday. The incident sparked off a public outcry after parents and relatives of the boy staged a protest in front of the school and lodged a complaint with the police. The teacher has been absconding from the school soon after news of the incident spread across the town.
    This is the third such incident to have come to light this year, after a fifth standard girl was allegedly forced to drink her urine by the hostel warden after she wet her bed in Viswa Bharathi School in West Bengal on July 10 and around the same time, a 14-year-old student in Perambalur of Tamil Nadu was subjected to a similar punishment by three teachers, who were later arrested, on July 21 this year. 
    While sources said the teacher beat the child before allegedly meting out the inhuman punishment, other students said the teacher had asked them to hold him while she tossed the mugful of urine at him.
    However, the boy’s parents insist that their child was made to drink. “The statements of other children are false. My son told me he was forced to drink the urine. How can a teacher do this to a small child?” said an angry Ananta Reddy, the boy’s father and businessman.
    Anaparty police, on the other hand, said the boy gave them two versions. While he first said he was dragged by other students from the bathroom to the classroom before they poured urine on him, he reportedly changed his version within a few minutes to say that the teacher had asked the other children to pour the urine on him.
    Education department authorities, who recorded the version of students on tape, said it was another boy who allegedly urinated in the mug, but the students following the instructions of the teacher dragged the victim instead. “This is only a preliminary report. An officer has been put on the job to verify the facts and prepare the report,’ said district education officer (DEO) Srinivasa Reddy said.