Bengaluru: Tuition teacher belts' 7-year-old girl for not doing homework

Bengaluru: A seven-year-old second standard student was beaten mercilessly with a leather belt by her 40-year-old private tuition teacher for not completing her homework at Nelamanagala on Tuesday night. The police have booked the teacher, Latha (40), under Sections 324, 504 of IPC and Juvenile Justice Act 82.

A resident of Subhash Nagar in Nelamangala, Latha, ran private tuition classes for all subjects. The girl, Bhavana, a student of St. Joseph School and daughter of Shiva Kumar – a small-time businessman, too was a regular for the classes. The teacher, who has been taking tuitions for the last 15 years, had earned respect and acclaim in the area.

On Tuesday night, Bhavana who had gone to study at Latha’s house was beaten mercilessly after she forgot to complete her homework. The child ran back home and told her parents, who filed a complaint with the Nelmangala police.

“The teacher was known to beat the children who came for the tuitions. This is not the first time that a complaint has been filed against her. We learnt that earlier too, Latha had beaten many students who were weak in their studies. But the parents blamed their own children thinking that the teacher was doing right,” said an investigating officer.

The police said that a few parents had raised the issue when they saw injuries on their wards, but no one came forward to lodge a complaint. “This is the first complaint we have received against the private tuition teacher following which she has been booked under various sections of IPC including a Justice Juvenile Act 82,” added the police officer.