Girl, 12, dies after teacher ‘beat and scolded’ her for not carrying a book

The girl died more than a month after the alleged incident. 06:55, Wed, Sep 2, 2026 Updated: 07:01, Wed, Sep 2, 2026 A girl has died after an alleged scolding by her teacher (Image: Getty)A schoolgirl has died after she was beaten and scolded by her teacher, her family alleged. The 12-year-old died on August 27, more than a month after an alleged incident at her school in East Vinod Nagar, India.“My daughter was tortured in class, leading to her depression. No one from the school came to see her when she was unwell,” the girl’s mother claimed. Her family said that she was beaten and scolded in class for not carrying a book, and then asked to stand at the back of the classroom when she was unwell on July 22, reports the Times of India. She subsequently fell ill and deteriorated. Get the lat