Rajasthan: Another Dalit Boy Thrashed In Barmer By His Teacher For Failing To Answer Questions

Mali thrashed the boy, who fell unconscious, following which he was taken to a government hospital for treatment.

New Delhi: A Class 7 Dailt boy was beaten by his teacher for not being able to answer questions asked by him in Rajasthan's Barmer, on Wednesday, reported news agency PTI. After the incident came to light several Dalit organisations registered their protest and the accused, Ashok Mali was taken into custody. However, the family members of the victim have not registered a complaint in this regard so far.

As per the PTI report, the police said that the incident occurred in a government school in Barmer after the student failed to answer the questions posed to him by the teacher. Mali thrashed the boy, who fell unconscious, following which he was taken to a government hospital for treatment.

"The child complained of a stomachache and headache, but there was no serious injury. The condition of the child is stable. But, precautionary CT scan and sonography has been done," Dr Dilip Chaudhary, who is treating the child, told PTI.

This comes days after, a nine-year-old boy studying in a private school in Surana village of Rajasthan's Jalore district was thrashed by a teacher for sipping water from a pot. The child was severely beaten on July 20 and later died from his wounds on August 13 at a hospital in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. 

Chail Singh, the accused instructor, was arrested and charged with murder and violating the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot condemned the event on Twitter. "The death of a student due to assault by a teacher in a private school in the Sayla police station area of Jalore is tragic. A case was registered under the section of murder and SC/ST Act against the accused and he has been arrested," he tweeted in Hindi.