Afghanistan, Aug. 22 -- Indian authorities have launched a criminal investigation after a six-year-old boy collapsed and died moments after his teacher allegedly slapped him inside a classroom in Andhra Pradesh, triggering nationwide outrage over corporal punishment in schools.
The incident occurred at a school in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, where security camera footage shows a female teacher grabbing the child by his clothes and slapping him across the face before he suddenly collapsed. The video has circulated widely on Indian television and social media, intensifying public anger over violence against children in schools.
According to Al Jazeera, police have opened an investigation into the death of the child, identified by local m...