Overview

• Ila Evan Colvin was arrested on July 31 and charged under sections 115(2) and 299 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act for allegedly beating and taping the mouth of a 3½-year-old for greeting her with ‘Radhe Radhe’.
• The FIR noted visible injury marks on the child’s cheek and scratches on her stomach after the incident at Mother Teresa English Medium School in Bagdumar village.
• The child’s father, a daily wage labourer, filed the complaint after his daughter returned home with bruises and described her account of the assault.
• Community groups including Bajrang Dal have pressed for a wider investigation into the school’s disciplinary practices and demanded additional accountability from the administration.
• Police investigation remains ongoing as authorities collect statements and medical evidence.