Violent PT teachers send Std VIII student to ICU over 'long' hair

In a bizarre and brutal instance of corporal punishment a Std VIII student of Sacred Heart School in Kalyan had to be admitted to ICU after two of his PT teachers allegedly slapped punched and kicked him because he did not stick to their lsquohairstylersquo code The Titwala police have registered an FIR against the teachers and an enquiry has been initiated Akshaan who incidentally sports a short crew cut was admitted to Central Hospital where the police took his statement The incident took place around 8 am on Thursday morning The 13yearold student Ulhasnagar resident Akshaan Jaisinghani was in his classroom when two PT teachers of the school mdash identified as Mohit Ladhe and Shripad Bhosale entered The duo allegedly slapped Akshaan asking why his hair was so long They also slapped three other students on the same pretext A shoe solersquos imprint circled can be seen on 13yearold Akshaan Jaisinghanirsquos thigh Akshaan later said that the two teachers on their way out of the classroom after assaulting his classmates delivered a parting blow to his head One of them kicked him on the leg Before long the teenagerrsquos head started swelling up ldquoLadhe and Bhosale sirs grabbed me by the hair and hit me across the face many times One sir kicked me on the thighrdquo said Akshaan Shocked and scared by the attack Akshaan ran out of the classroom Kalyanrsquos Sacred Heart School He related the ordeal to his parents His father Anil suggested that he return to school and meet Albin Anthony school administrator To his dismay Anthony told the boy not to protest against the assault or make an issue out of it with the veiled threat ldquoTumhe paas hona hai ki nahin Do you want to pass your exam or notrdquo Noticing a bump growing on Akshaanrsquos head where he had been hit his worried parents admitted him to the governmentrun Central Hospital The hospitalrsquos management informed Titwala police of what had happened to the young boy Two cops then arrived at the hospital and recorded Akshaanrsquos statement ldquoWe have booked the teachers under section 323 voluntarily causing hurt of the IPC We have also submitted a report to the court asking for permission to add other sections We will conduct a second medical examination of the student We will take strict action on the teachersrdquo said Anil Kumbhare superintendent of police Thane rural district Akshaanrsquos father Anil said ldquoWe are shocked The teachers thrashed my son brutally for no reason I complained to Sukhvinder Singh inspector general of police IGP of the Konkan range and SP Anil Kumbharerdquo He added ldquoI called up the barber who gives haircuts to students of the school He had told Anthony over the phone that the length of Akshaanrsquos hair was as per the schoolrsquos standardrdquo Dr Jagdish Rohra who treated Akshaan said ldquoThe patient was brought to my hospital Somebody had slapped him There was swelling inside his earrdquo Akshaanrsquos medical report also confirmed that there was redness near his ear and swelling on his thigh The other side ldquoI am not aware about an FIR against the teachers The police have not given us any intimation of such a complaint I am aware of the studentrsquos complaint but it is false You can visit my school and meet me or the teachersrdquo said Anthony school administrator ldquoWe were on routine supervision We made an enquiry about his hair which was standing straight We never touched him In his last exam he was caught copying We had only changed his seat Now he is misguiding his parentsrdquo said Mohit Ladhe one of the two accused PT teachers ldquoThe student was copying We changed his seat He had got 3 out of 50 in Maths Now he is diverting the matter by making false allegations against usrdquo said Shripad Bhosale the other PT teacher