The child complained about this to his grandmother, who got him medical. (Representative)
Tumakuru (Karnataka):
Police sources close to PTI said on Friday that an Anganwadi worker has been booked for burning private parts of a 3-year-old boy for repeatedly wetting his pants in class.
The police came to know about the incident on Thursday after a woman and child development officer lodged a complaint. The incident happened on August 19.
Residents of Godekere village in Chikka Nayanakahalli taluk of the district have written to the officer accusing Anganwadi workers of torturing children.
Based on the complaint, government official G Honnappa visited the village to investigate the matter. They questioned Anganwadi worker Rashmi KP and she said that she was only trying to scare the child with a matchstick, but accidentally caught fire, burning the boy.
The child complained about this to his grandmother, who got him medical.
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