Tuition teacher booked for branding child with heated spoon in Hyderabad

A seven-year-old boy was left with multiple burn injuries after his tuition teacher allegedly branded him with a hot spoon at her residence-classroom in Film Nagar.

The inhuman incident which reportedly occurred on Wednesday, has triggered outrage among parents in the locality.

As per available information, the child, who is a Class I student from OU Colony, had been attending evening tuition sessions conducted by the teacher, Sri Manasa. Preliminary inquiry revealed that the teacher allegedly heated a metal spoon and pressed it against the



child’s hands, legs and face, claiming he was not concentrating on studies.

His parents found at least eight burn marks on the boy’s body and rushed to the Film Nagar police after noticing the injuries and hearing the child’s ordeal.

Our son is unable to walk because of the burns. We want strict action,” the family stated in their police complaint.

The Film Nagar Police shifted the child to Golconda Area Hospital for medical evaluation and registered a case of assault and cruelty against the tutor.