The Dalit boy was not allowed to take water from the hand pump in the school.
Hence, he went out to the well. Being a kid, he couldn't fetch the water alone, and slipped into the well.
The child got drowned. Still, it took a long time before teachers could come out and try to rescue him. The body was recovered later.
The boy--Viren, was a student of IIIrd standard. The small boy had to go out of school to quench his thirst because scheduled caste (SC) students still face casteist discrimation.
He couldn't get water from the well as he was all alone then, accidentally falling into the well.
The heart-rending incident has occurred in Bundelkhand region in Madhya Pradesh.
Now, the entire school staff has been suspended by the authorities. But can the boy's life be brought back? No. Damoh is among the districts that are notorious for casteism and apartheid with lower castes.
[Representative image, photo courtesy: http://www.adpulp.com/no-place-is-safe-from-corporatization]
