Overview

• Police in Barmer detained Narayan Giri, a teacher-cum-warden, following allegations that he used a heated iron rod to punish minors for bed-wetting.
• Parents of two boys, aged about 10 and 11, filed an FIR after the children recounted being burned on August 17.
• The case surfaced when one child fled the Harpaliya village gurukul at night and images of injuries spread online, prompting protests by villagers and families.
• Education authorities formed a committee to examine the institution, while child protection officials joined the inquiry into possible additional victims and oversight failures.
• The gurukul, run by the Harpaleshwar Mahadev trust since 2022, houses roughly 25–30 children from nomadic, tribal, orphaned and poor families, and locals are demanding strict action.