Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Teacher Arrested After UKG Student Dies Following Alleged Slap
A six-year-old boy named Pranay Teja became sick in his classroom and died on August 20.
His family says a teacher scolded and allegedly slapped him because he had not finished his homework.
The teacher, Donnu Kusuma, was arrested by police.
A court sent her to judicial custody for 14 days.
Police changed the case to include more serious legal sections.
The first police report did not mention the alleged slap.
The boy’s family and relatives protested and asked for strict action.
Education officials are now investigating what happened at the school.
Teacher Donnu Kusuma was arrested by One Town police and remanded to 14 days in judicial custody.
She is accused of slapping six-year-old UKG student Tammana Pranay Teja over incomplete homework.
Pranay Teja collapsed in his classroom and died on August 20, according to the complaint and allegations.
Police changed the case from suspicious death under Section 194 of the BNSS to Section 105 of the BNSS and Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act.
A three-member education department committee will investigate the school, students and teachers before submitting a report.
- Who
- Teacher Donnu Kusuma and six-year-old UKG student Tammana Pranay Teja are central to the case; Pranay’s parents filed the complaint.
- What
- Kusuma was arrested after allegations that she slapped Pranay, who later collapsed and died in class.
- When
- Pranay died on August 20; police arrested Kusuma on Tuesday and changed the case on Monday.
- Where
- Little Garden School on Town Kotha Road in Visakhapatnam.
- Why
- The alleged slap reportedly followed Pranay’s failure to complete his homework; the circumstances of his death are being investigated.
- Accused
- Donnu Kusuma, 23
- Student
- Tammana Pranay Teja, six years old
- School
- Little Garden School, Town Kotha Road
- Arresting agency
- One Town police
- Custody
- 14 days of judicial custody
- Initial case
- Suspicious death under Section 194 of the BNSS
- Current charges
- Section 105 of the BNSS and Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act
- Investigation
- A three-member committee from the school education department