A teacher’s 400-time squatting punishment has injured a student from the city. The incident was at a coaching centre for the National Defence Academy entrance in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The student, who was hospitalised after the incident, is under medication and bedridden at home. The parents filed an FIR seeking action. According to the FIR lodged on July 14 with the Officer-in-Charge, Laban Police Station, here, the 18-year-old Varghav Barman was undergoing coaching in Centurion Defence Academy, Ballupur Chowk, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, in preparation for entrance exams.
On July 4, Barman was made to do squats for 400 times as he was found talking in the classroom by one faculty member of the Academy identified as Jay who teaches mathematics to the students, The next day on July 5, Barman was unable to walk due to severe pain and swelling on his legs and back as a result of which he was unable to attend his Saturday class.
Battling with pain, he somehow managed to attend the classes on July 7 and 8 but experienced pain, cramps and spasms and had to be taken to the Orthopedic Surgeon by his paying guest owner. “Our son refrained from informing us regarding the incident initially to avoid giving us pain and anxiety, until his condition worsened and he had to be taken to the doctor for treatment”, the FIR said.