MUMBAI: An FIR has been registered against a tuition teacher for branding an eight-year-old boy with a burning candle on his palm as “punishment for bad handwriting”. The boy’s father confronted the teacher when he noticed injuries on his child’s hands. Kurar police have slapped provisions of Juvenile Justice Act and Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita against the teacher.Police said the child lives with his parents and older sister in Malad East. His father is a vendor. The boy attends tuitions from 7pm to 9pm. His sister drops and picks him up from tuitions.
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On July 28, the tuition teacher called up the boy’s father at 9pm and asked him to pick up the child. He sent his elder daughter per usual. But she found her brother crying and burn marks on his right palm. His father also found injuries on the boy’s left hand and confronted the teacher. The teacher did not deny the act.
