Class X girl in coma after teacher hits her

NEW DELHI: A 15-year-old girl, who was to appear for the Class X board examinations this year, has been in coma for more than a month after being allegedly hit on the head with a stick by her teacher for refusing to attend his tuition classes. Rinky Kaushik, a resident of Mayur Vihar, Phase-III, has been lying at the ICU of Maharaja Agrasen Hospital at Punjabi Bagh since January 7. Doctors attending to her told TOI that Rinky had to be operated on for removing a clot in her head and her condition continues to be critical. They added that Rinky developed a nerve disorder after a motorcycle accident five years back and the current head injury had aggravated that problem. Doctors were, however, hopeful of her recovery. Rinky’s parents claim Dhirendra Kumar Dinkar, a teacher at Dinkar National Model School in east Delhi, repeatedly hit their daughter with a stick on November 10 when she refused to attend his tuition classes. The accused is the principal’s son and Rinky’s father, Naresh Kaushik, claims he has been receiving threats to withdraw the complaint. Rinky’s parents approached the cops on November 15, but the New Ashok Nagar police registered an FIR against Dinkar under Sections 325 (voluntarily causing hurt), 342 (wrongful confinement) and 506 (criminal intimidation) only on Feb 12.