Schoolgirl kicked in viral video; authorities punish victim with transfer certificate

A video showing a schoolgirl from Kanchpur Omar Ali High
School being kicked by a teenage boy in Narayanganj's Sonargaon has gone viral
on social media, with the incident reportedly taking place about a month ago.
While the boy, 11, was punished
through a local arbitration and made to perform sit-ups while holding his ears,
the victim herself was issued a transfer certificate (TC) and expelled from the
school after the video resurfaced on social media.
The incident took place around a
month ago on the Shitalakshya riverbank walkway in Ward 3 of Kanchpur union.
A video circulating on Facebook and TikTok shows the teenage boy approaching
two schoolgirls from behind and kicking a fourth-grade student twice after she
protested.
Another person recorded the
incident on a mobile phone.
Two students from Kanchpur Omar Ali
High School, one from the fourth grade and another from the seventh, were there
at the time.
The boy allegedly approached the
fourth-grader from behind and kicked her twice.
After the incident, locals held an arbitration and made the boy apologise while
he performed sit-ups with his ears held.
A video of his apology was later
circulated on social media. In the video, he is seen promising not to repeat
such behaviour.
Sonargaon Police Station Inspector
Md Anwar Hossain said police have seen the viral video.
"We have not received any
written complaint from the victim's family. Legal action will be taken if a
complaint is filed," he said.
Abdul Matin Sarker, headteacher of
Kanchpur Omar Ali High School, said the school management committee decided to
issue TCs to both girls.
"The committee took the
decision because they were roaming outside the school during school
hours," he said.
The victim's father said he is now
preparing to enrol his daughter in another school.















