Mumbai schoolgirl dies after alleged corporal punishment; education authorities launch probe

A Class 6 student from a private school in Sativali, Palghar district, died in a Mumbai hospital on Friday, nearly a week after she was allegedly forced to perform 100 sit-ups for arriving late to school — a punishment her family says triggered a rapid decline in her health.

According to the girl’s mother, the child returned home on November 8 complaining of intense neck and back pain after she and four other students were ordered to do the sit-ups, reportedly while carrying their schoolbags. “She experienced severe pain and could not get up,” the mother said, calling the act an “inhuman punishment” that ultimately led to her daughter’s death.

According to Hindustan times, the family claims the

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