Class 4 Student Attacked ‘108 Times’ With Compass By Classmates

 A nine-year-old student of Class 4 was allegedly assaulted by a group of three classmates 108 times with a geometry compass during a fight at a private school in Indore city of Madhya Pradesh. The victim’s father alleged that the boy sustained multiple scars in the attack that occurred at the school around 2 pm on November 24, PTI reported.

“My son narrated the ordeal when he returned home. I still do not know why he was treated so violently by his classmates. The school management is not providing me the CCTV footage of the classroom,” the father of the Class 4 student told PTI.

A complaint has been lodged about the incident at the Aerodrome police station.

Speaking to TOI, Aerodrome police station in-charge Rajesh Sahu said, “The family members of the victim approached us with a complaint against his classmates and the school authorities, saying that the  children had trashed their ward and inflicted multiple wounds on his body using the sharp end of a compass. When they approached the school authorities, no actions were initiated.” 

“We are recording statements of both groups following which further action will be taken,” Sahu further said.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Vivek Singh Chauhan said the student underwent a medical examination after the complaint was lodged.

“All children involved in the incident are below 10 years of age, and appropriate steps are being taken as per the legal provisions,” Chauhan told PTI.

Calling the incident “shocking”, the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) has sought an investigation report from the police, PTI reported.

“We have sought an investigation report from the police to find out the reason for the violent behaviour of children of such a young age,” PTI quoted CWC chairperson Pallavi Porwal as saying.

Porwal said the committee would counsel the children involved in the incident and their families to find out whether it was a result of kids playing video games that contain violent scenes.