JAIPUR , August 15, 2022: A 3rd standard Dalit student, after being beaten up in the name of casteism at a school died in a hospital in Indian city Ahmadabad. The third standard Dalit student was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Ahmedabad after being beaten up at a school in Jalore district of Indian state Rajasthan for touching a water container.
On July 20, the boy had touched a pot of water which infurated his teacher Chail Singh, who thrashed him so badly that his condition became critical, said Devaram, the deceased child’s father. The incident took place at Surana village in Jalore district.
“My son was beaten up in the school in the name of casteism. His health started deteriorating after the thrashing, so we took him to the Jalore District Hospital. From there he was referred to Udaipur. As his health did not improve there, we took him to Ahmedabad a few days later. He died during treatment on Saturday afternoon,” Devaram said.
Preliminary reports suggest that the vein of the child’s ear had burst during the beating.
Soon after the child died, the police detained Chail Singh, the accused teacher.
The child was studying at Saraswati Vidya Mandir.