Karnataka Girl's Fingers Severed In School, Parents Say Staff Discarded Them

Last Updated:February 14, 2026, 18:24 IST

Six-year-old Chinmayi Devi lost two fingers in a door accident at a government primary school in Goolur, Tumakuru.

In a tragic incident, a six-year-old Class 1 student allegedly lost two fingers after they got stuck in a door at a government primary school in Karnataka’s Tumakuru, police said on Friday.

The incident took place on February 9 in Goolur village of Tumakuru taluk when the victim, identified as six-year-old Chinmayi Devi was injured during the mid-day meal, news agency PTI reported.

Chinmayi was badly injured after her hand came between a door while students were lining up for their meal. The girl’s mother, Ambhika GH said that a teacher reportedly called her around 2:30 PM, claiming the child had suffered a “minor injury" and asking her to come to the school. However, when the parents arrived, they found their daughter unconscious and bleeding heavily.

The police said they received information at the Tumakuru Rural Police Station on February 11 that the girl was injured, resulting in two fingers being severed.

After allegedly disposing of the severed fingers in a trash bin, the girl was later taken to a hospital for treatment, they said.

Based on a complaint, an FIR has been registered against the block education officer, the headmaster, a teacher and other staff member on charges of negligence, delay in informing authorities and allegedly destroying evidence by disposing of the severed fingers, a senior police officer said.

He described it as a grievous incident claiming grave negligence on the part of the school authorities.

The child is currently stable, officials said, adding that the loss of her fingers cannot be reversed.

Police said they would gather all possible evidence, conduct a detailed investigation and file a chargesheet in due course.

(With inputs from agencies)

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