Anganwadi worker accused of beating 3-year-old boy for wetting trousers in Kollam

Thiruvananthapuram: The Keralam State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has registered a case over a complaint that an anganwadi worker allegedly assaulted a three-year-old boy for urinating in his trousers at a centre in Kollam district.

According to a statement issued by the Commission, the worker allegedly beat the child on his hand and forcefully pinched his ears after he urinated in his trousers at the anganwadi No. 98 in Kulamada.

The child's parent alleged that the boy was undergoing severe mental distress following the incident and that similar complaints had been raised against the worker in the past.

Hospital records, a doctor's report and photographs of the child's injuries were also submitted along with the complaint, the Commission said.

The Commission has sought explanations from the Kollam Rural Superintendent of Police, Parippally Station House Officer, District Child Development Officer and District Child Protection Officer in connection with the incident.

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