BENGALURU: An anganwadi assistant in Kanakapura town has been accused of branding a two-and-a-half-year-old boy on his left hand and sprinkling chilli powder in his diaper as the kid was obeying her instructions.
Police have registered a case against Chandramma, under the Juvenile Justice Act and BNS section 118 (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) based on a complaint filed by the boy’s father, and are investigating the incident, which allegedly took place at Maharajanakatte on March 18.
The father, a labourer, stated in his complaint that when his wife went to the anganwadi centre to bring the boy back home, he was crying. He showed her a burn on his left hand and chilli powder in his diaper. When the mother questioned Chandramma, she apologised and requested the child’s mother not to escalate the matter. However, the parents lodged a complaint with police and education department officials.
Parents seek to withdraw plaint
According to Kanakapura Town police, the parents visited the station Thursday and stated they would like to withdraw the complaint, saying they had filed it “by mistake” after listening to someone’s allegations against Chandramma. The parents claim that the chilli powder was not inside the diaper; it was on the top of it. The boy was playing next to the place where food was being prepared, and chilli powder that had spilled on the floor stuck to his diaper. They also claimed the burn was old and he had sustained it at home.
“We informed the parents that the complaint cannot be taken back as the FIR has been registered. If they want to take it back, they have to give their statement, which will be submitted before the court,” a cop said. tnn
