Two Class 7 boys in UP booked for inserting ballpen into classmate’s eye, leaving him blind

PILIBHIT: An FIR has been registered against two Class 7 students of a govt composite school in Barha village, Pilibhit, for allegedly forcefully inserting a ballpen into the right eye of their classmate, causing him to lose his eyesight.A police complaint was lodged Sunday by the 12-year-old injured boy's mother, stating that the incident took place on March 16 during school hours when her son was attempting to settle a scuffle between the two accused boys, aged 11 and 12 years. Irked over the intervention, the main accused inserted a ballpen in her son's right eye, she alleged.When he returned home with a bleeding eye, he was taken to a local ophthalmologist and shifted to a private eye care centre in Moradabad, where he underwent ophthalmic surgery and is under medical care. Relatives said the family spent around Rs 2 to Rs 2.5 lakh for the procedure.SHO Naresh Kumar Tyagi said, "Based on her complaint, an FIR was registered against the two accused under section 118 (1) (voluntarily causing hurt to someone using dangerous tools or methods) of BNS. The matter will be investigated thoroughly before taking any legal action in the matter."The school principal, however, claimed that the incident was an accident. She said that the injured boy, along with other classmates, was troubling the main accused and when he suddenly moved his arm in self-defence, the ballpen in his hand pierced the boy's eye. The principal also alleged that the main accused boy's family members paid Rs 30,000 to the complainant for her son's treatment but this did not satisfy her.Explaining the reason for delay in approaching the police, the complainant said that she prioritised her son's medical treatment.