Boy dies after being punished for reaching school late

Here is a 16-year-old student from Ahmedabad in Gujarat state of India who was told to run five times around his school ground for being late. Student collapsed after completing three rounds and died this morning before he could be taken to hospital.

Milan Tanna, usually punctual, had reached Narayan Guru School 15 minutes late and was ordered to do the rounds as part of what principal Taruna Ben claimed was “routine” punishment to “maintain discipline”.

It proved fatal as the Class XI student didn’t regain consciousness after he collapsed. By the time he was rushed to a hospital, he was dead. Read more.......Late for school, boy made to run to death

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Spitting workers to be punished in Mumbai

"Employees found spitting on civic premises will earn title of ‘Spit Employee of Today’, have their photographs displayed and will have to pay fine"

The above is the notice that is for the Employees of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in Mumbai city in Maharashtra state of India. BMC has decided to slap fines on such offenders, paste their photographs across the civic premises and declare a ‘Spit Employee of Today’.

As per Mayor Shubha Raul,“It’s the right time for such a move. If their photographs are displayed, offenders will feel embarrassed and would not repeat such things,”

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