THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A six-year-old girl inmate of an orphanage near here suffered burns on her chest and arms allegedly after the staff of the institution applied a hot iron bar on her as 'punishment for wetting the bed at night.'
Police have registered a case against the staff based on a complaint from the child's mother.
The incident came to light when the child's mother came to take her home for Onam festival vacation, police said.
On questioning the child about the burns, she said orphanage authorities punished her for wetting the bed.
However, authorities at the St Joseph Sai Matha Orphanage near Vattiyurkavu here, denied the allegation and said burns were caused after hot tea fell on her, police said.
