An Anganwadi assistant branded a three-and-half-year-old Dalit child with a hot ladle  The child is admitted to the hospital at Chamarajanagara  A case has been registered against the assistant

An Anganwadi assistant branded a three-and-half-year-old Dalit child Hardik with a hot ladle for walking into the kitchen at Kodimole Basavanapura in Chamarajanagar taluk. The child has been admitted to the hospital, reports Kannada Prabha. 

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It is reported that Hardik went into Anganwadi's kitchen with all curiosity. But assistant Shivananjamma pushed him out with a hot ladle hurting his neck. A case has been registered against the assistants of both the Anganwadis at Ramasamudra East police station. Hardik has been admitted to a hospital in Chamarajanagar.

On getting the news, Woman and Child Development Department officers visited the Anganwadi and suspended Shivananjamma.