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The family noticed a change in the child’s behaviour, he became calmer and started waking up at night crying and saying, “Mam, I didn’t pick up the pen.”
Police said they have issued notices to the accused, but they did not appear at the police station. (symbolic image)
An alleged case of mental harassment of an eight-year-old student at a private school has come to light after the child started showing signs of distress like crying in his sleep and writing “help” in his books and on the walls of his home, police said on Friday.
On December 23, a case was registered against four staff members of the school in Sen Paschim Para, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, for mentally harassing a Class 2 boy after he accused him of stealing a pen, PTI reported.
According to the police, based on the complaint of the boy’s mother, an FIR has been registered against school director Devraj Singh Rajawat, principal Anuprit Rawal and teachers Sangeeta Malik and Swatantra Agnihotri.
In her complaint, the child’s mother claimed that her son was falsely accused of stealing a pen in school and was mentally harassed.
He mentioned that his son was called to school on December 12 in connection with an incident that occurred on November 28, the day he did not attend regular classes.
The family noticed a change in the child’s behaviour, he became calmer and started waking up at night crying and saying, “Madam, I did not pick up the pen.” He also started writing the word “help” in his books and on the walls of his home, he said.
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The complaint also alleged that the child was forced to record a “confession video”. It said the school refused to share the CCTV footage and instead, pressured the family to pay for the pens.
Police said they have issued notices to the accused, but they did not appear at the police station.
Station in-charge Pradeep Kumar Singh said, “FIR has been registered and the matter is being investigated.”
December 26, 2025, 7:30 PM IST
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