2 min readChandigarhNov 6, 2026 03:58 AM ISTThe girl was admitted to the PGIMER, Chandigarh, on October 28 after she was allegedly attacked by an 8-year-old boy inside a government school in Panchkula. (File)The six-year-old girl who was brutally assaulted inside her school in Panchkula will not return to the same school, it is learnt. The family of the child said that they have decided to explore other schooling options after she recovers from the trauma of the incident.The child, who was discharged from PGIMER, Chandigarh, Wednesday after days of treatment, is traumatised and has told her family that she does not want to go to school anymore. “She is in trauma. We will not send her back to this school now. She is also saying that she does not want to go to school anymore. We will give her time to recover and feel safe. We may explore other schooling options for her later, but sending her back to the same school is out of the question,” her uncle said.The girl was admitted to the PGIMER, Chandigarh, on October 28 after she was allegedly attacked by an 8-year-old boy inside a government school in Panchkula. She suffered severe injuries after being hit with a brick and a flower pot, having her head banged against a desk and being stomped on. She was discharged on November 4.Hina Rohtaki is a Special Correspondent at The Indian Express, based in Chandigarh. She is one of th... Read More Tags:chandigarh