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The Times of India
The Times of India
National
Rebecca Samervel | TNN

Mumbai: Principal & trustee booked for 'insult' to vision-impaired boy in Kandivli

MUMBAI: An FIR (First Information Report) has been registered against a Breach Candy-based 54-year-old trustee and the 55-year-old principal of a Kandivli school for allegedly subjecting a student, who is vision-impaired, to repeated harassment and for insulting him by claiming he could see everything.

The 16-year-old boy's family alleged that he consequently suffered from mental health issues. The duo were booked under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act and the Juvenile Justice Act. The offences carry a maximum sentence of 5 years in jail.

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