Six-year-old girl critically injured in alleged assault by boy at Chandigarh’s Panchkula school
A six-year-old girl was critically injured after an alleged assault by an eight-year-old boy at a school in Panchkula. Police are investigating the incident, which was captured on video, and the boy is currently undergoing a medical assessment.
Why it matters
The incident highlights urgent concerns regarding school safety and the handling of violent behavior among young children.
Panchkula A six-year-old girl was allegedly assaulted by an eight-year-old boy inside a classroom at a school here, leaving her critically injured and hospitalised at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh, the police said on Friday (October 30, 2026). The incident took place on October 28, 2026, a senior police official said. A purported video of the incident circulating on social media shows the boy grabbing the girl by her hair and repeatedly hitting her head against a desk.
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