Varanasi Playschool Teacher Booked for Allegedly Assaulting a Five-Year-Old With a Red-Hot Knife

Partially corroborated71

The incident took place after the accused teacher, Priti Kushwaha, refused permission to go to the restroom, following which the child urinated in his pants. The child's parents filed a complaint after the school's principal and management refused to take any action.

First seen 9h ago · latest update 1h ago · India · other

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India Today
Owned by: Living Media / India Today Group (Purie family)
- “UP boy, 5, urinates in pants at playschool, teacher burns his private parts”9h ago ↗
Free Press Journal
Owned by: FPJ Publications Pvt Ltd
- “5-Year-Old’s Private Parts Severely Burnt After Varanasi Teacher Allegedly Punishes Him For Urinating In Pants | Watch”3h ago ↗
NDTV
Owned by: AMG Media Networks (Adani Group, since 2022)
- “UP Boy, 5, Urinates In Pants. Teacher Burns His Private Parts With Hot Knife”3h ago ↗
The Wire
Owned by: Foundation for Independent Journalism (non-profit)
- “Varanasi Playschool Teacher Booked for Allegedly Assaulting a Five-Year-Old With a Red-Hot Knife”1h ago ↗

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Varanasi: Play School Teacher Preeti Kushwaha Allegedly Burns 5-Year-Old’s Private Parts With Hot Knife for Urinating in Pantsr/india · 4h ago ↗

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