Kolkata Teacher Arrested After Allegedly Throwing Crying Toddler
· India · Indian Express, BBC News
Kolkata police arrested a pre-nursery school teacher Sunday after she allegedly picked up a two-year-old boy and threw him to the floor because he was crying. The incident occurred Friday at a school in Kolkata's New Alipore area, leaving the child with a fractured right leg. Parents discovered the injury when the boy returned home in severe pain and rushed him to a hospital where doctors confirmed the fracture. School authorities terminated the teacher's employment following the incident, and the case has been referred to the Children’s Commission. Police registered a case under provisions for voluntarily causing grievous hurt and the Juvenile Justice Act.
Why it matters
The arrest highlights critical safety vulnerabilities for toddlers in early-childhood educational institutions and places renewed scrutiny on institutional accountability.
Read the original report — Indian Express
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