KOLKATA: A 12-year-old boy allegedly thrashed by the monitor of his class, who also happened to be his neighbour in Ultadanga, succumbed to injuries received during the battering late on Thursday.
Rupesh Poddar developed a black eye and sores in the kidney region after the classroom incident, which occurred a fortnight ago. Doctors said his kidneys were damaged. Rupesh's parents have lodged a police complaint against his 15-year-old attacker. A case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder has been started against the boy, whose family left the neighbourhood after Rupesh's death.
Rupesh studied in fifth standard of Sarvodaya Hindi High School. The incident occurred on July 2. It was the fourth period and a Hindi class was in progress. Rupesh had gone out for some time without informing the class monitor. When he returned, the monitor, who was occupying the bench in front of Rupesh's, threatened him with dire consequences. There was an argument but teacher Vanita Singh intervened and brought things back to order.
Some time later, the teacher left the classroom for some work. The monitor sensed his opportunity and fell upon Rupesh and kept beating him till the teacher returned.
A classmate of Rupesh, said he stood no chance against the might of his 15-year-old accoster. "At one point of time, Rupesh fell from the bench. The monitor kept on beating him till the teacher returned," the classmate said.
During the recess, Rupesh narrated the incident to a Class-IX student who lived in the same locality as his. He returned home around 3 pm and said he was feeling unwell. Next morning, Rupesh's mother Manju Devi took her son to the local doctor. By this time, the boy had developed a black eye and sores in the kidney region. His legs were bruised. The doctor prescribed some medicines but Rupesh's condition did not improve. On July 8, he collapsed in his house and was taken to the R G Kar hospital.
"On Monday, I went to the school and spoke to the headmaster. He summoned the monitor and the latter admitted he had beaten up Rupesh," Manju Devi said. Doctors at R G Kar diagnosed that Rupesh's kidneys had been severely damaged due to the assault. As the boy had not received immediate medical care, his renal system had failed gradually. In spite of all efforts, Rupesh could not be saved.
After the incident, the monitor's brother told residents of Gurudas Dutta Garden Lane where Rupesh lived that his brother had beaten up the boy. The neighbours were angry over this and the family, fearing reprisal, left the area after coming to know of Rupesh's death.
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