Teacher burn fingers of student alleging theft

Shimla: A teacher in Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh allegedly burnt the fingers of a Class VI student after accusing her of stealing a mobile phone.

According to a complaint lodged with the education department on Tuesday, the victim’s parents said Seema Devi of the Government Senior Secondary School in Shillai committed the crime on Monday.

According to reports the teacher forced the student to put her fingers over a lighted candle, saying if her fingers burnt, it would mean she was the thief.