Nellore: In yet another incident of bodily punishment, a student became ill after the teachers of Gurukul School located in Sullurpeta forced him to do 400 push-ups allegedly after he failed to complete the homework about three days back. The incident came to the light when the parents of the student came to the school after knowing about the punishment.

 
Kiliveti Keerthana is studying Class V in the Gurukul School.

A teacher of the school made her to do 200 push-ups for not paying attention to the homework on Saturday morning and another 200 push-ups were asked to be done in the evening.

The girl was almost unable to move as her legs were swollen by then evening. Then her sister who studies in the same school alerted her parents over the phone when she noticed her sister's body temperature on Sunday.

Parents of the girl Ram-anaiah and Subba Ratna-mma of Kotapoluru rush-ed to the school on Mon-day and they were shock-ed when they noticed the condition of their child.

The girl's parents expressed grief over the plight of Keerthana, who, according to them, is just recovering from typhoid fever.

They then took her to a local hospital and thereafter to the home. Principal told newsmen that she came to know about it through parents and assured action the teachers.