A six-year-old girl at Sanskriti Senior Secondary School in Sector 20, Panchkula, was allegedly hit on the head with a brick by an eight-year-old classmate and then left injured in a locked room for nearly two hours. The Panchkula police have now booked the school principal, a class in-charge and a chowkidar for negligence in the case.
According to the FIR, the incident took place on October 28 between 3 pm and 4 pm. The complaint was filed by the girl's uncle.
What the FIR Says About the Panchkula School Incident
The complainant alleged that the eight-year-old boy, a Class 3 student, took the girl to a room on the first floor of the school. There, he repeatedly hit her on the head with a brick that was lying in the room.
The FIR states that after school ended, the girl remained injured inside the room for about two hours. She was missing from her class, but the room was locked and no one checked inside, the complaint alleges.
The police have booked the principal, the class in-charge and the chowkidar for negligence. The FIR, a copy of which is with The Tribune, forms the basis of the case.
Why the Negligence Charges Matter
The case raises serious questions about how the school handled the situation. A six-year-old was reportedly missing from her class, yet no one opened the locked room to look for her. To put it plainly, the FIR does not describe a single failure — it describes a chain of them.
- A young child was allegedly attacked with a brick inside the school building
- She was left injured in a locked first-floor room for nearly two hours after school ended
- Her absence from class did not lead to anyone checking the room
- Three staff members — the principal, class in-charge and chowkidar — now face negligence charges
Our Take: A School Must Know Where Its Students Are
In our view, the most troubling part of this case is not just the attack itself, but what happened after it. A child was missing from her classroom. The room was locked. And still, no one looked inside for nearly two hours. That is not bad luck — that is a failure of basic supervision.
The police have done the right thing by booking the principal, the class in-charge and the chowkidar. When a six-year-old is hurt on school grounds and then left alone in a locked room, the adults responsible for that building must answer for it. Parents send their children to school believing they will be safe and watched over. This case shows how quickly that trust can break.
For parents reading this, the takeaway is simple: ask questions about how your child's school tracks students during and after class hours. For the school, the message is even simpler — a locked door is not a reason to stop looking for a missing child.
Sources & References
- The Tribune — FIR details on the Panchkula school incident
