Slap that ruined a 14-year-old's life: Teacher jailed after student loses hearing
India Today
No one imagined that a moment of anger would destroy a teenager's future. Five years later, it would send her teacher to prison.
A moment of anger inside a classroom turned into a life-altering tragedy for a teenage girl and a prison sentence for her teacher.
A court in Gandhinagar has sentenced a private school teacher to three years and three months in jail and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 rupees for assaulting a Class 9 student over unfinished homework, an act that ruptured the girl’s eardrum and severely damaged her hearing.
The verdict brings closure to a case that began in 2020 and dragged on for five years as the victim’s family fought for justice.
Court records show that science teacher Parulben lost her temper in a classroom at a private school in Gandhinagar’s Sector 28 after a 14-year-old student failed to complete her lesson.
In a fit of rage, she slapped the girl on her left cheek.
The impact ruptured the student’s eardrum. Doctors later confirmed that her hearing had been permanently affected.
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