A 13-year-old girl in Palghar has been hospitalised after the principal of the school she studied in allegedly punished her for being late to class, the family said.
The family said that the girl, who was late to the class by five minutes, was made to do 50 squats, resulting in health complications, including body pain and vomiting, news agency PTI reported.
The incident occurred on Friday at a reputed school in Palghar district in Maharashtra. The girl has been admitted to a hospital here for the past three days and the family has filed a complaint.
“We submitted a complaint at Palghar police station on January 19 but withdrew it after our daughter asked us to,” the kin said.
Inspector Anant Parad said he had spoken to the parents and the school management. “A warning has been issued to the school management and they have been told to ensure no such incident takes place in the future,” Parad said.
The school principal said she had visited the girl in hospital and apologised, following which the incident was resolved amicably.
