Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Probe Begins After Student Dies Following Classroom Slap
Five-year-old Pranay Tej died after becoming unwell at his school in Visakhapatnam.
The school said he collapsed while a teacher was scolding him for not finishing homework.
A video appears to show the teacher pulling him close and slapping him.
However, the police complaint did not mention the slap.
Police have registered a suspicious-death case.
Doctors are conducting tests to find out why the child died.
A three-member government panel will investigate what happened.
The school principal said teachers had been told not to use physical punishment.
Five-year-old Pranay Tej died at his school in Visakhapatnam after collapsing while being reprimanded over unfinished homework.
A classroom CCTV clip appeared to show the teacher pulling the child closer and slapping him.
The FIR recorded a suspicious-death case but did not mention the alleged slap.
Police said the cause of death will be determined after post-mortem and pathology reports.
A three-member inquiry panel including senior education and revenue officials will investigate the incident.
- Who
- Five-year-old Pranay Tej; his teacher; his father, Tammana Krishna Prasad; police; and a three-member government inquiry panel.
- What
- Pranay Tej died after collapsing at school, prompting a suspicious-death case and an official investigation.
- When
- The collapse and death were reported on Thursday; the funeral took place on Friday morning.
- Where
- The incident occurred at a school in Visakhapatnam; the child was buried at Chavulamadham.
- Why
- The exact cause of death is not yet established; police are awaiting post-mortem and pathology reports after receiving the father’s complaint.
FIR and School Account
CCTV and Public Concern
Description of the incident
FIR and School Account
The FIR said the child collapsed while his teacher was reprimanding him for not completing homework and did not mention a slap.
CCTV and Public Concern
The classroom CCTV clip appeared to show the teacher pulling the child close and slapping him before he collapsed.
Cause of death
FIR and School Account
The FIR attributed the collapse to the child’s highly sensitive mentality, according to the father’s complaint; the school said it was surprised by the video.
CCTV and Public Concern
The video has raised concern about possible corporal punishment, but the articles do not establish that the slap caused the death; medical reports are pending.
- Child
- Pranay Tej, aged five
- Location
- Visakhapatnam
- Police case
- Suspicious death registered under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- Evidence
- A classroom CCTV clip appeared to show the teacher pulling and slapping the child
- Medical findings
- Post-mortem and pathology reports are awaited
- Inquiry panel
- Regional joint director, district educational officer and revenue divisional officer
- School response
- Principal Durga Prasad said teachers had been instructed not to use corporal punishment