Tuition Teacher Slaps 9-Year-Old Girl, She Suffers Brain Injury, Ends Up On Ventilator

The slaps were so hard that the victim's earring got stuck inside her cheek, the police said.

A nine-year-old student suffered a severe brain injury and is battling for her life after her tuition teacher slapped her twice under her ear in Nallasopara, a town nearly 58 kms away from Mumbai. The incident took place on October 5, but the victim, Deepika, was admitted to a hospital a week later as she began developing health complications.

According to the police, the 20-year-old private tuition teacher, Ratna Singh, slapped the girl as she was supposedly being mischievous in class.

The slaps were so hard that the victim's earring got stuck inside her cheek, the police said.