Overview
- Tumakuru Rural Police registered an FIR naming BEO Hanumantappa, Headmaster Nagesh, teacher Renukamma, and CRP Venkatesh for alleged negligence and delay in notifying the family.
- Police state the injury occurred on February 9 during a midday meal queue when an iron classroom door crushed the child’s right hand, severing parts of two fingers.
- The parents allege teachers offered only minimal first aid, informed them late, and discarded the severed finger portions instead of preserving them for potential surgery.
- Doctors at Tumakuru District Hospital reportedly told the family that reattachment might have been possible had the severed parts been retrieved and preserved promptly.
- Karnataka Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa has sought a report, while the BEO claims the child was taken immediately to a private hospital; officials say the child is stable and recovering.