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The family observed behavioural changes in the child, who became withdrawn and woke up crying at night, saying, “Ma’am, I didn’t take the pen.”
Police said they have issued notices to the accused, but they failed to appear at the station. (Representative Image)
An alleged case of mental harassment of an eight-year-old student at a private school has emerged after the child began showing signs of distress, such as crying in his sleep and writing “help” in his books and on the walls at home, police said on Friday.
A case was registered against four staff members of the school at Sen Paschim Para in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, on December 23 for allegedly mentally harassing the Class 2 boy after accusing him of stealing a pen, they stated, as reported by PTI.
The FIR, based on a complaint from the boy’s mother, has been filed against the school’s director Devraj Singh Rajawat, principal Anuprit Rawal, and teachers Sangeeta Malik and Swatantra Agnihotri, according to police.
In her complaint, the child’s mother claimed that her son was falsely accused of stealing a pen and mentally harassed at school.
She mentioned that her son was called to the school on December 12 regarding an incident that occurred on November 28, a day he did not attend regular classes.
The family observed behavioural changes in the child, who became withdrawn and woke up crying at night, saying, “Ma’am, I didn’t take the pen.” He also began writing the word “Help” in his books and on the walls at home, they said.
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The complaint also alleged that the child was forced into recording a “confession video.” The school refused to share CCTV footage and instead, pressured the family to pay for the pen, it stated.
Police said they have issued notices to the accused, but they failed to appear at the station.
“An FIR has been registered and the matter is under investigation,” said Station Officer Pradeep Kumar Singh.
December 26, 2025, 19:30 IST
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