A disturbing video from Bihar’s Muzaffarpur has captured national attention, showing a mother deliberately packing bricks into her young daughter’s school bag before publicly assaulting her at Mithanpura Chowk. The footage’s rapid virality has fueled a firestorm of condemnation and appeals for child protection.
Dressed for school, the little girl fights valiantly against the bag’s crippling weight, staggering and weeping on the pavement. Sympathetic strangers halted traffic to assist, unveiling the shocking contents: school essentials buried under four bricks, a malicious overload that horrified all present.
Her mother, walking alongside, dominates the frame with scoldings, shouts, and strikes. When challenged by the intervening public, she lashed out: ‘She’s mine to handle—report me if you must.’ The drama intensified as she slapped the distressed child squarely in view of dozens, clutching her face callously despite the evident pain.
The roadside turned into a hubbub of witnesses—some mediating, others embracing the frightened girl. Pressed for rationale behind the punishment, the woman doubled down: ‘This works.’ Sparring with the crowd, she ultimately dragged her daughter away forcibly, evading further scrutiny.
Online fury has mounted, with the video tagged relentlessly as child cruelty, pressuring law enforcement for arrests and safeguards. Critics probe deeper: Is this isolated, or symptomatic of broader issues?
Far from a private squabble, this exposes fractures in how we raise the next generation. Urgent steps are needed: secure the child’s welfare, investigate thoroughly, and penalize accordingly. Society must affirm that discipline builds, it doesn’t burden with bricks.