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12-year-old drowns in Polavaram canal after father scolds him
A 12-year-old Class VI student drowned in the Polavaram Right Main Canal near Veerapanenigudem in Krishna district on Wednesday night. His body was recovered on Thursday, police said. The boy took ₹200…
The Story in Brief
A 12-year-old Class VI student drowned in the Polavaram Right Main Canal near Veerapanenigudem in Krishna district on Wednesday night. His body was recovered on Thursday, police said. The boy took ₹200 from his father's shirt without permission and went to tuition. After returning, his father scolded him. The boy then took his bicycle and went to a temple. His parents found him and asked him to come home. While returning, he reportedly rode his bicycle into the canal and drowned. Police registered a case of suspicious death and sent the body for post-mortem.
The Indian Opinion
This case risks being twisted into a moral panic about parental discipline or a cold statistic about canal safety. Neither captures the anguish of a boy who took ₹200 and then fled shame to his death. The real question is not whether scolding was wrong, but why a 12-year-old felt he could not return home after being found. The police investigation must probe the family's immediate reaction and the canal's lack of barriers. Until the post-mortem and witness accounts are out, every side should hold its judgment.
Source: deccanchronicle.com
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