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Sunday, March 22, 2015

Father in trouble for taking his eight-year-old daughter to school while tied to his motorcycle

Police in India have charged a man who took his eight-year-old daughter to school while tied with ropes to his motorcycle. 40-year-old Bhagwat Singh was arrested after local newspapers in Uttar Pradesh state published photos taken by passers-by. He has now been freed on bail.
Onlookers accuse Singh of cruelty - he says his daughter had an exam and was reluctant to go to school. It took place in a village in the district of Mathura on Friday. The incident comes at a time when the prime minister has launched a huge campaign to educate girls in India.
Singh, a father of two sons and three daughters, works as a security guard at a private school. Police say he tried to persuade the girl, his youngest child, to go to school, particularly since she had a test to write. The child was promised sweets and gifts, but when she refused to relent, her angry father tied her to the back of his bike with ropes and took her to school.
Singh has been charged with breach of peace, Mathura superintendent of police Shailesh Pandey said. Singh spent a day in the cells but still believes he did the right thing. "My daughter will not die if I take her to school. But she will surely die if she does not study," he said.

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