In UP, a grade 6 boy loses sight in his left eye after a teacher hits him with a stick

Aditya Kushwaha can no longer see in his left eye after his teacher Shailendra Tiwari beat him up

Kaushambi (UP):

A class 6 student in Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh, has lost the sight in his left eye after his teacher hit him with a stick. The child, Aditya Kushwaha, underwent two surgeries but the eye has not been restored. His mother has now approached the district child welfare committee seeking justice. The police have now registered a case against the teacher, Shailendra Tiwari, and an investigation is underway.

The child narrated the incident on March 9 that the teacher had asked him to call some students who were playing outside. “I called them but they did not come. I told Sir. He got angry and hit me with a stick. After I got injured, he took me for treatment. They put some eye drops in my eyes and made me lie down in the classroom. The classmates informed my mother. I cannot see with my left eye,” the child said.

Aditya’s mother Srimati said her son is a student at a government-run Newari school. “The teacher threw a stick at him. It hit his eye and it started bleeding. We approached the police but they did not register a complaint. The matter was investigated after the education department intervened,” she said.

The mother said an eye test on April 15 confirmed the damage. The child was taken to an eye hospital in Chitrakoot, where he underwent two surgeries. But doctors said the eye could not be saved. In the meantime, the teacher offered the family Rs 10 lakh to bury the case, but they refused.

Following the intervention of the child welfare committee, a case was registered against the teacher under the section of voluntarily causing hurt. Education department official Kamlendra Kushwaha said they have asked the local education officer to file a report. “We have taken cognizance of the incident and the block education officer has been asked to file a report. Once we get the report, we will take action,” he said.

With input from Bakar Hussain