Bengaluru school principal held for caning Class 5 student, says she lost her temper

Kiran has been charged under the Juvenile Justice Act and Section 115 (voluntarily causing hurt) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). In an initial statement, the girl’s father alleged that Kiran frequently asked students to assist her specially-abled son, who also attends the school. “The principal often assigns her son’s tasks to other students, which they sometimes refuse. On Wednesday, my daughter and another student refused to do this work, and that’s when she punished them physically,” he alleged.

Disturbed by her daughter’s injuries, the girl’s mother went to the school, located in Devanahalli, seeking clarification from the staff. “I asked the teachers why my child was beaten so harshly, but no one could provide an answer or explain why this happened,” she said.

Before her arrest, Kiran reportedly said that she had lost her temper. She stated that she had been angered by what she perceived as mistreatment of her son by some students in the class. “We have a specially-abled child in the school, and I was informed that some students were discriminating against him. I lost my temper upon hearing this, and I used a cane on two students. I realize now it was wrong,” Kiran explained.

When questioned about why she hadn’t spoken to the children’s parents or informed them about the situation beforehand, Kiran conceded it was a lapse in judgment. “I admit it was a mistake not to communicate with the parents about what I believed was happening. I should have handled the situation differently,” she added.