A Class 3 student was beaten with firewood, tortured, and locked up in a room for three days at a Ramakrishna Ashram in Karnataka for allegedly stealing a pen. An FIR has been registered and the incident is being probed.
As per reports, the boy was staying at the Ramakrishna Ashram in Raichur because of his family's unfavourtable financial conditions.
The boy's family has accused ashram in-charge, Venugopal, and his aides of badly assaulting the boy for allegedly stealing a pen.
The boy said that “all this happened because of one pen”.
“Two older boys and a teacher hit me. They hit me with firewood, and when it broke, they used a bat. They also made cuts on my body. They took me to Yagdir to beg for alms at the railway station, but I didn't receive any money,” he added.
The incident came to light when kid's mother visited the ashram.
The mother alleged that the teacher hit her son with belts, blindfolded him, and tied his hands. "The teacher also made cuts on his legs and hands and beat him until midnight," she said.
According to reports, the boy, who is currently receiving treatment in the hospital, sustained many injuries and his eyes were also completely swollen.
Sudarshan, a child rights activist, stated that the boy has been rescued, and the matter has been brought to the attention of government authorities at the Women and Child Welfare Ministry.