Outrage in India over death of six-year-old ‘slapped’ by his teacher
- Andhra Pradesh’s regional minister of education says he is taking legal action with a committee against those responsible.
- Authorities in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh have launched an investigation after a six-year-old child collapsed and reportedly died after he was slapped by his teacher in a school classroom.
- The incident was captured on a security camera in the school in Visakhapatnam in the southeast Indian state, before being shared widely by local media on Thursday.
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- Andhra Pradesh’s regional minister of education says he is taking legal action with a committee against those responsible.
- Authorities in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh have launched an investigation after a six-year-old child collapsed and reportedly died after he was slapped by his teacher in a school classroom.
- The incident was captured on a security camera in the school in Visakhapatnam in the southeast Indian state, before being shared widely by local media on Thursday.
Sources: Al Jazeera