A six-year-old girl was critically injured after an eight-year-old boy allegedly assaulted her inside a classroom at a school in Panchkula on Wednesday, with police investigating the incident and questioning the school authorities.
The girl is undergoing treatment at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh, police said on Friday. Her condition was described as critical in the report, but no further medical details were provided.
A purported CCTV video circulating on social media appears to show the boy grabbing the girl by her hair and repeatedly banging her head against a desk. The footage also shows the girl falling to the floor, after which the boy allegedly kicks her, drags her and hits her with a brick. The girl is seen bleeding in the video.
DCP (Crime) Amrinder Singh confirmed the ages of both children. He said the boy is eight years old and the girl is six. The identities of the children and the school have not been disclosed in the report.
Police are assessing the circumstances and possible motive behind the incident. Singh said the boy was undergoing a medical assessment. He added that children between seven and 12 years of age undergo such assessments in cases of this nature, after which further action would be decided on the basis of the findings.
The incident places the school’s response and classroom safety arrangements under investigation. Police are questioning the school authorities as part of the inquiry, although the report does not specify when the school first informed the authorities, what immediate safeguards were put in place or whether any staff members witnessed the assault.
The circulation of the purported CCTV footage has also brought the incident into public view. The footage is being described as purported, and the report does not independently establish when or how it was recorded or circulated. Details about the school’s internal inquiry, the child’s medical prognosis and any action against responsible adults were not available in the supplied report.
Police are expected to decide the next course of action after completing the medical assessment and questioning the school authorities. Further details will depend on the investigation and the girl’s treatment at PGIMER.
