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Teacher Burns 5-Year-Old Boy's Private Parts with Hot Knife for Urinating in Pants in UP's Varanasi, Booked

Police registered an FIR against the teacher, principal and school management after the boy’s father alleged the injury was caused as punishment for wetting his trousers.

  • Police in Varanasi booked nursery teacher Preeti Kushwaha after she allegedly branded a five-year-old student with a heated knife at Sareen Soni Play School in Pandeypur.
  • The incident occurred on July 24 when the child urinated in his trousers after being denied restroom access, allegedly prompting the teacher's violent response.
  • Father Kesari Jaiswal alleged that Kushwaha took the boy to another room, heated a knife over a flame, and used it to burn his private parts, then threatened him with "Mistake."
  • Authorities registered an FIR against Kushwaha, school management, and principal Hemlata Singh under Sections 115, 118, and 351 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for causing hurt and criminal intimidation.
  • Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav condemned the "extremely serious" incident, saying its "painful and horrifying impact could remain with the child for life" and demanding immediate action as no arrests have been made.
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India Today broke the news in Noida, India on Monday, July 27, 2026.
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