A four-year-old boy was seriously injured during a police lathi-charge while watching the Mysuru Dasara jumbo procession at Highway Circle, according to a report by Prajavani published on Thursday. The child, identified as Shishir, was receiving treatment in the intensive care unit of a private hospital.
The incident occurred near Ashirwad Grand on the footpath at Highway Circle, where Shishir was seated with his parents, Soumya and Nagaraju, to watch the procession. The report said police resorted to a light lathi-charge after the crowd gathered in large numbers.
The child suffered a head injury during the police action. His parents took him to a private hospital, where doctors began treatment and surgery was reportedly under way, according to Prajavani.
The account places the incident within the crowd-control arrangements for the Dasara jumbo procession, one of Mysuru’s largest public gatherings. Such events require police to manage pedestrian movement, viewing areas and road access while keeping spectators away from the procession route.
The report did not provide details on the number of police personnel deployed at the location, the precise circumstances leading to the lathi-charge, or whether any departmental inquiry had been ordered. It also did not include a statement from the police or the hospital on the child’s condition.
The incident highlights the immediate safety risks that can arise when large crowds gather along roads and footpaths to watch public processions. In this case, the child was reportedly positioned on a footpath near the viewing area when the police action took place.
Prajavani reported that Shishir was undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit and that surgery was in progress. Further details on his medical condition and any official response were not available in the supplied report.
