India, Nov. 17 -- A day after the death of 13-year-old Kajal Gaur, the Waliv police on Sunday registered an accidental death report (ADR) following a written complaint from her parents accusing a teacher and the school management of subjecting her to corporal punishment that allegedly led to her death a week later.

Kajal, a Class VI student of Shri Hanumant Vidya Mandir School in Vasai East, was allegedly ordered to perform 100 sit-ups on November 8 for reporting to school 10 minutes late. Her family said the punishment, administered along with a few other latecomers, left her exhausted and visibly distressed.

Police said they began inquiries on Saturday, shortly after Kajal died at JJ Hospital. She had been shifted there on Thursday af...