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Category: CRIME

India violence against minors

Entities: Madhya Pradesh · ABVP · Shivpuri district · Ambikapur · Lokesh Sharma

Overview

In early July 2026 Indian authorities began probing a series of extrajudicial assaults on young men suspected of criminal activity, including a mob beating in Perumbavoor, Kerala, and a similar attack on a 17‑year‑old in Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. Child‑abuse cases later that month sparked public outrage: a teacher in Malappuram, Kerala, struck a Class 5 student with a cane, and three minors in Latur, Maharashtra, were tied to a pole and beaten over alleged theft. Further incidents involving school staff emerged in mid‑July, with a Rajasthan government teacher suspended after a video showed her forcing female pupils to remove clothing, and a private‑school teacher in Odisha accused of beating hostel students with a plastic pipe.

On 31 July, additional teacher‑related abuse was reported. In Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh, a government primary‑school teacher allegedly beat an eight‑year‑old Dalit boy with a stick after the child drank from his water bottle, using casteist slurs; the family filed a police complaint and an FIR was registered under the Indian Penal Code and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. In Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh, a private‑school teacher was dismissed after forcing a Class 8 student to write an obscene abuse word 200 times as punishment, prompting protests by the ABVP student organization and an official inquiry. These episodes illustrate a widening pattern of unlawful violence and abuse toward minors across India, prompting investigations and disciplinary actions in each case.

Timeline

  1. 10 days ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources
    India sees teacher abuse cases in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh schools

    In Madhya Pradesh, a teacher beat an 8‑year‑old Dalit student over a water bottle, leading to an FIR; in Chhattisgarh, a teacher was sacked after forcing a student to write an abusive word 200 times, prompting

  2. 22 days ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    Indian teachers suspended or investigated after alleged abuse of students

    A Rajasthan teacher was suspended after allegations of forcing girls to undress to find a missing ₹500 note, while an Odisha teacher faces probe for beating four students with a plastic pipe; both incidents sp.

  3. 30 days ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    India reports two child abuse incidents: teacher assault in Kerala and minors beaten in Maharashtra

    Two separate child abuse cases in India: a teacher beat a Kerala student, fracturing her hand, and minors were tied and beaten in Maharashtra over alleged wire theft.

  4. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    India mob assaults teens in Madhya Pradesh and Kerala over alleged theft and drug charges

    Mob assaults in India: a 17‑year‑old beaten in Madhya Pradesh over a scooter theft claim and three youths head‑shaved in Kerala over alleged drug trade, prompting police investigations.

  5. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    Perumbavoor mob assaults three youths accused of drug dealing

    In Perumbavoor, Kerala, three youths accused of drug dealing were beaten, stripped and head‑shaved by a mob; six assailants were later arrested.

Sources

bhaskarhindi.com · deccanchronicle.com · english.mathrubhumi.com · justicenews.co.in · mathrubhumi.com · newindianexpress.com · news18.com · newsable.asianetnews.com · orissapost.com · samacharnama.com · timesbull.com