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Viral Clip Shows Boy Clinging to Cot as Family Carries Him to School

The footage is circulating from a single social post with crucial context still unverified.

Overview

  • The video shows two men carrying a cot with a uniformed child crying and refusing to let go at a school gate, where a teacher tries to calm him.
  • Shared on X by user Arvind Sharma (@sarviind), the clip has drawn large view counts and hundreds of reactions reported by outlets.
  • The post’s caption alleges the parents gave the child a ‘little beating’ before he clung to the cot, a claim not corroborated by independent reporting.
  • A social media user identified the location as Machadi village in Rajasthan, which has not been independently verified.
  • Commenters reacted with humor and nostalgia about childhood reluctance to attend school, with several noting the scene’s rural familiarity.