Balasore: An eight-year-old boy, allegedly kept chained for nearly 10 days as punishment in the hostel of Begunia Primary School in Odisha’s Nilagiri block, was rescued on Wednesday evening.

The matter came to light after a video, showing a child with an iron shackle fastened around his leg, went viral on social media, leading to widespread public outrage. Balasore MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi also immediately informed the district collector and directed an inquiry into the incident. ADVERTISEMENT

Nilagiri Child Welfare Officer Shailendra Satpathy stated that, on the Balasore district collector’s orders, a team rescued the Class IV student in the evening. He added that a thorough investigation will be conducted and strict action will be taken against those responsible.

According to sourc

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