Perambalur: The allegation made by a class 9 student in Tamil Nadu that he was forced to drink his own urine by three of his teachers was found to be false. The teachers have, however, been suspended but only for whipping the student.
Meanwhile, all the three teachers accused of child torture have been arrested.
The 14-year-old boy of a private school and his parents had claimed that the teachers made the student urinate under a tree and drink it and later beat him up after he sought permission to go to the toilet.
Upset at the alleged treatment meted out to him, the boy escaped to his native village Sholanmalai near Kumbakonam, where he has been admitted to a government hospital, the parents had said....
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05:05 PM, Jul 21, 2012
New Delhi: In yet another shameful and shocking incident of corporal punishment, a class 9 student was allegedly forced to drink urine and severely beaten up at his hostel by three teachers in Tamil Nadu. The alleged incident took place within the hostel premises, when the boy wanted to take a bathroom break. The student has been admitted to the Kumbakonam hospital in Perambalur in Tamil Nadu. This is the...
12:05 PM, Jul 21, 2012
Kolkata: Two days after a 10-year-old girl was forced to lick her urine by her warden, the Visva-Bharati University apologised on Thursday and urged the parents to let her return to school. However, the child is too scared to go back to her school and her parents as well are not keen on adhering to the request of the school. The apology by the university came in a statement which...
08:32 PM, Jul 12, 2012
Kolkata: The Visva-Bharati University has issued an apology over the shocking urine punishment incident. The University has assured the girl's parents that such an incident won't be repeated. The University in its statement said, "The University unequivocally regrets the traumatic experience of a Patha Bhavana student at the hands of the Warden Ms. Uma Poddar (of Karabi hostel). Visva-Bharati has allowed the girl to be a day-boarder, as an exceptional...
03:13 PM, Jul 12, 2012
Kolkata: The 10-year-old girl of the Visva-Bharati University who was allegedly forced to drink her own urine, has broken her silence. Speaking to CNN-IBN, the girl said being forced to drink urine was a punishment and not a cure. Explaining what happened with her on July 7, the girl said, "The hostel warden came in the morning when I was getting ready for school. She asked me to take the...
12:44 PM, Jul 12, 2012
The report which was sent to the PMO had suggested that the girl's mother may have given a go-ahead to the warden to give her a 'shock treatment'. ...
09:46 AM, Jul 12, 2012
Kolkata: The parents of the 10-year-old girl, who was allegedly forced to drink urine as a punishment for bed wetting by her warden at Visva-Bharati University, have slammed the HRD Ministry's report. The report which was sent to the Prime Minister's Office had suggested that the girl's mother may have given a go-ahead to the warden to give her a 'shock treatment' and treat her. The 10-year-old's parents spoke exclusively...
07:35 AM, Jul 12, 2012
New Delhi: A nationwide outrage over a Visva-Bharati warden asking a class 5 student to drink her urine for bed-wetting notwithstanding, social activist Swami Agnivesh claimed on Tuesday that this was a "traditional cure" for such a condition. "Why is there so much fuss made about the suggestion given to Visva-Bharati' Patha Bhavan school girl who was suggested to consume her own urine by her hostel warden, Uma Poddar, as...
11:03 AM, Jul 11, 2012
New Delhi: The HRD Ministry on Tuesday submitted a report to the PMO on the incident involving a fifth class girl student who was allegedly forced to drink her urine in a Visva Bharati school in Santiniketan. The report is understood to have given a factual account of the incident that has triggered a public outcry and subsequent action initiated even as the hostel warden, who had allegedly forced the...
09:23 PM, Jul 10, 2012
New Delhi: As a tribute to Rabindranath Tagore on the ocassion of his 150th birth anniversary, the government on Monday announced a grant of Rs 150 crore to the Nobel Laureate's abode -- Visva Bharati University -- for restoring it to its old glory. On the closing day of the year-long celebrations to mark the anniversary that saw a flurry of activities both in India and outside, the government said...
02:00 AM, May 08, 2012
New Delhi: You can hate his arrogance, but you cannot ignore his ability to rise to the occasion. Australian skipper Ricky Ponting marked his return to form with a scintillating century that propelled Australia to a competitive total, but lacked the demolition-style domination which has otherwise been a hallmark of his batting. The 36-year-old Ponting, who has been under tremendous pressure because of poor form in recent times, responded brilliantly...
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