Indian student loses life over spelling mistake

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 28, 2022 12:20 am

LUCKNOW, India: Indian police are searching for a teacher accused of beating a low-caste student to death over a spelling mistake, officers said on Tuesday, after suppressing violent protests triggered by the incident.

Nikhil Dohre was struck with a rod and kicked until he fell unconscious by his high school teacher earlier this month after misspelling the word 'social' in an exam, according to a police complaint by his father.

This Feb. 28, 2019 photo shows India’s flag. PHOTO BY SHIVAM KUMAR VIA PIXABAY

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