Class V Student In Tamil Nadu Thrashed With Broom For Demanding Egg; Cook, Aide Arrested

Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu): A cook and another person were arrested by the police on Friday for thrashing a class V student with a broom, here, after the child demanded an egg, the state government said.

A video of the purported incident has gone viral, in which the boy is seen being beaten up with a broom by the two.

Social Welfare and Women's Rights Minister, P Geetha Jeevan, made it clear that the Stalin-led government will not tolerate any act of violence against children.

About The Incident

In a social media update, Jeevan said the incident happened at a primary school in Polur union in the district where the cook, Lakshmi, and an assistant, Muniammal, "beat up a student who asked for an egg as part of the nutritious meal." They were suspended on April 3, and later, criminal action was initiated against them, and the two were arrested, she said.

A state government release said an enquiry was initiated following the viral video, and after departmental action, the two women were booked under relevant sections of BNS and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, and subsequently arrested.

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