Nagpur, March 4 Enraged after her four-year-old grandson sprayed paint on her while playing, her grandmother allegedly poured boiling water on the child, resulting in severe burns, in the Koradi area of Nagpur district, police said on Wednesday.
The incident, which occurred on March 3 in Ward No. 2 of the Aramshin area, was captured on a CCTV camera.
According to police, Om Harish Wange (4) was playing outside his house with a spray bottle filled with paint.
He accidentally sprayed paint on his grandmother, Sindhu Thackeray, who was filling a bucket with water heated on a wood stove. Enraged, she allegedly poured the boiling water on the boy," a police official said.
Om suffered severe burns below the waist and was admitted to a private hospital in Nagpur. Doctors estimate that he has suffered 45 per cent burns.
Police have initiated the process to register a case against the woman.