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Bengaluru Police Register Case Over Alleged Sun Punishment of Class 1 Student at Yelahanka School

Police opened a Juvenile Justice Act case, urging the public to avoid sharing anything that could identify the child.

Overview

  • The case was filed at Yelahanka New Town Police Station after reports that a child was made to stand in the sun for about two hours for arriving two minutes late.
  • The incident was reported at Chaitanya School in Attur Layout, Yelahanka, and came to wider attention after a video on X showed the principal being questioned.
  • Parents who confronted the school alleged the principal responded rudely and accused staff of misbehaviour, prompting demands for an explanation.
  • Police stressed that causing physical or mental suffering to children is punishable under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.
  • Accounts differ on whether one child or several were punished, a point police say will be clarified through the ongoing investigation.