Outrage in India over death of six-year-old ‘slapped’ by his teacher

Andhra Pradesh’s regional minister of education says he is taking legal action with a committee against those responsible.Published On 21 Aug 202621 Aug 2026Authorities in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh have launched an investigation after a six-year-old child collapsed and reportedly died after he was slapped by his teacher in a school classroom.The incident was captured on a security camera in the school in Visakhapatnam in the southeast Indian state, before being shared widely by local media on Thursday. The incident is already causing an uproar around corporal punishment in the country.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Indian PM Modi warns about left-wing activists in Independence Day speechlist 2 of 4Sedition to anthem: Many lives of ‘Azadi’ chants in India’s youth protestslist 3 of 4Will India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement force Modi’s BJP to rethink its politics?list 4 of 4India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement makes schools next battleground against Modiend of listThe video clip, which has been verified by Al Jazeera, shows a female teacher holding a child by his clothes before slapping him on the face, after which he collapses.“We are taking legal action against those respo...