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Hyderabad School Helper Arrested After Boy Hurt Over Extra Egg

The case tests how child-protection laws are enforced in school meal settings.

Overview

  • Police said an 11-year-old in Class VI was hit with a ladle after he reached for an extra boiled egg at an Anganwadi, a government childcare center, in Filmnagar.
  • Officers registered a case for voluntarily causing hurt under Section 118 of the new criminal code and invoked the Juvenile Justice Act, which covers offenses against children.
  • Deccan Chronicle reported that the worker, identified as Balanageswareamma, was arrested and produced before a court for judicial remand.
  • PTI, citing police, reported the strike as accidental, described the head injury as not serious, and said the woman was served a notice.
  • The boy’s parents said private hospital doctors found bleeding and internal injuries and they filed a complaint seeking strict action, putting a spotlight on staff training and how meal rules are enforced.