A nine-year-old tribal student was found tied to his bed in a state-run school hostel in Odisha’s Balasore district, triggering public resentment after a video of the incident went viral on social media.

The authenticity of the video, however, could not be verified by PTI.

The incident took place at Begunia UGUP School in Nilgiri block.

After the video drew the attention of the district administration Thursday, a senior official visited the run by the Tribal Welfare Department.

We found the class 4 student chained to a bed. We recorded the statements of the headmaster, hostel superintendent and teachers. They claimed that the boy was chained following suggestions by his parents, Balasore sub-collector Madusmita Samantray said.

School authorities claimed the boy was restrained to preve

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