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.